Hear and keep the Word!!!

Reading: Job 11-12 and Luke 11

Scripture: Luke 11:27-28, As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

Thoughts: I have been reading a book called “Gold from Golgotha” from 1945, in this book we look at the seven things Christ said when enduring the cross. Just read the chapter on when he told Mary that John was now her son and John that Mary was now his mother. In this chapter, it looks at how Jesus separated his familial ties to Mary. But in this passage, a woman was trying to add blessings to Mary yet instead of blessing only Mary He points to how we all may be blessed. Mary was a sinner who needed a savior just as we all do. Yes, Mary had the special privilege of being the vessel that God chose to use to bring His Son into the world but that does not grant her any greater access to Jesus and the Father than the rest of the believers.

Prayer: Lord God, I thank you that we can hear your Words. I thank you that you are speaking to us through the scriptures and through your servants. I thank you for your provisions and blessings that you pour out on us, even when things look the bleakest you still somehow provide the things we need. I thank you for taking care of us, taking care of my family, and leading us in your ways.