Matthew 8:21-23

The Voice

Disciple: ²¹Jesus, before I do the things You’ve asked me to do, I must first bury my father.

Jesus: ²²Follow Me! And let the dead bury their own dead.

Does Jesus say, “Fair enough, you must of course bury your father. Just catch up with Me when you are done”? No. This is one of the strange and radical things Jesus brings about—our families are no longer our families. Our deepest bonds are not those of blood. Our family now is found in the bonds of fellowship made possible by this Jesus.

²³And then Jesus got into a boat, and His disciples followed Him.

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