Family Matters

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Nov 3, 2025 · 4m

READ: MATTHEW 12:46-50; MARK 6:4; JOHN 1:12-13 If anyone understands messed up families, it’s Jesus. Imagine the ridicule He could have received growing up when His neighbors and friends assumed His mother had Him out of wedlock (Matthew 1:18-25). People at school might have muttered about how neither Jesus nor Mary deserved to live. Their cruel words could have rivaled some of the insults I received from bullies in middle school. Or the fact that His father, Joseph, likely died before He began His ministry. With few occupations available for widows back then, taking care of Mary became…