Hebrews 2:10 – 11
In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. (11) Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters”.
Todays name of Jesus is brother. Honestly I have never thought of Jesus as my brother. It seems “not enough”. It seems too familiar, lacking reverence to my savior. Siblings have a unique experience together. They have the shared experience of being raised and guided by the same person. They in turn have many of the same values and likeness in adulthood because of their shared experience. Sometimes the only commonality is a shared father, but it is still a common bond. It’s much the same with Jesus. We share the same Heavenly Father, God, who sent His son, Jesus to save us. He sent him to the world, to walk alongside humanity. To feel, to hurt, to experience all the things that life has. And then he laid down his life for us. Just as God is the ultimate Father, Jesus is the ultimate brother. That thought makes Jesus much more personal for me. Much more intimate and close. He is far above what I can imagine, but He was here and lived the day to day life with all of its suffering and trials because He knew it was the only way to save us.
Jesus is “not ashamed” to call us brothers and sisters because we have been made holy through Him. By doing the will of the Father we continue to grow in the family of Christ.
We are family because of Christ. You are all my brothers and sisters because we share a common Brother named Jesus through God the Father.