Familiar Fellowship
“But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.”” Mark 6:4 NKJV https://www.bible.com/114/mrk.6.4.nkjv Functional relationships thrive on the wheel of members’ capabilities rather than familiarity. But oftentimes, familiarity appears to take the better part in fellowship than functionality. When Jesus returned to His native country Nazareth after an outstanding show of God’s power to preach, teach, heal, and deliver the people, the familiarity of the people with His upbringing became a liability rather than asset to a fruitful fellowship. Likewise, relationship with people in our lives (e.g. parents, children, husband, wife, friends, etc) can be easily abused at the detriment of the prospect of an astounding functionality, when the mind is not relieved of the burden of familiarity. Whereas, everyone is called into a relationship for a definite purpose; therefore, the true honour of those who ...