– Mark 3:35
Thoughts on Today’s Verse…
From this verse, we can see that God has His principles in treating people. Only those who truly believe in God, yearn for His words, practice His words and follow His will are pleasing to Him, and are our brothers and sisters. God says, “What does God’s word require as the principle for treating others? Love what God loves, hate what God hates. That is, the people loved by God who truly pursue the truth and who carry out God’s will, are the people you should love. Those who don’t carry out God’s will, hate God, disobey God, and are despised by God, are people we should despise and reject. That’s what God’s word requires.” “The standard by which man judges man is based on his behavior; one whose conduct is good is a righteous person, and one whose conduct is abominable is wicked. The standard by which God judges man is based on whether one’s essence obeys Him; one who obeys God is a righteous person, and one who does not obey God is an enemy and a wicked person, regardless of whether this person’s behavior is good or bad, and regardless of whether this person’s speech is correct or incorrect.” This passage of God’s words clearly tells us that God doesn’t look at whether one’s behavior is good or bad; He only sees whether or not one truly spends for Him. No matter what God does and what God permits to come upon us, if we can fear God and obey His orchestration and arrangements, we are righteous in the eyes of God.