Hey Pastor John,
At what point did Mary have a change of heart? Was she not among those earthly family members that thought Jesus was nuts and wanted to haul him off.
Steve W.
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Hi Steve.
Mary does appear, at one point, to be among those relatives of Jesus who thought he was insane, and who came to “take him”, probably thinking that he was a disgrace to the family and possibly even a danger to himself and others. Here are the verses in Mark 3 which leave that impression:
20. And the multitude came together again, so that they could not even eat bread.
21. And when his kinsmen heard of it, they came out to take him, for they were saying, “He’s lost his mind.”
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31. Then his brothers and his mother came, and standing outside, they sent word to him, calling for him.
32. And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Look! Your mother, and your brothers, and your sisters are outside, looking for you.”
From the beginning, Mary pondered in her heart over the things she knew about Jesus (Lk. 2:19, 51). She was like everyone else at the time, however. She did not understand him. We are not told about Mary’s spiritual journey, but we are told that she was with the disciples in the upper room, waiting for the promise of the Father (Acts 1:14). So, she eventually came to believe, even if she was, for a while, as confused as everyone else about this remarkable man from Galilee.
Good question.
Pastor John