When Jesus was teaching his disciples, as they gathered closely about him, there was a moment's interruption, and one said unto him: "Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in Heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother." Here is the relationship that exists between Christ and his followers. We occupy this exalted position, if we are indeed doing the will of God. We are to consider ourselves as constituting the family of Christ, and we are to follow him as dear children. Adopted into the household of God, shall we not honor our Father and our kindred? We have no excuse to plead, for through Jesus we may command all power in Heaven and earth that we may walk worthy of our high calling.

Da Jesus underviste sine disciple, idet de var samlet tæt omkring ham, blev han afbrudt et øjeblik og en sagde til ham: »Se, din moder og dine brødre står udenfor og søger at få dig i tale.« Men han svarede og sagde til den, der fortalte ham det: »Hvem er min moder, og hvem er mine brødre?« Så rakte han sin hånd ud over sine disciple og sagde: »Se, her er min moder og mine brødre! Thi enhver, der gør min himmelske Faders vilje, han er min broder og søster og moder.« Her er det forhold, der eksisterer mellem Kristus og hans tilhængere. Vi indtager denne ophøjet stilling, hvis vi virkelig gør Guds vilje. Vi skal betragte os selv som udgørende Kristi familie, og vi skal følge ham som kære børn. Adopteret ind i Guds husholdning, skal vi ikke ære vor Fader og vor slægt? Vi har ingen undskyldning, for gennem Jesus kan vi gøre krav på al magt i Himlen og på jorden, for at vi kan vandre værdig til vort høje kald.