Luk 11:27-28 | KingComments | STEP | After the Lord has said this, a woman in the crowd raises her voice to express her agreement with what she has heard Him say. She is impressed by what she has heard. She expressed her feeling of what a happiness it must be to have such a Son Who reveals such a beneficial power. In her admiration, the woman does not go beyond the natural feeling that the Lord’s good deeds are experienced as very pleasant. The roman-catholic church has gone much further by introducing the scandalous worship of Mary. To the Lord, it is not about being superficially impressed by His goodness or an outwardly privileged position like that of His mother Mary. Therefore, He takes this opportunity to show what is much better. With His “on the contrary” He introduces that it is far more blessed to hear and observe God’s Word. Through the Word of God, a connection is established that is closer and more lasting than the bond of the flesh. There is nothing on earth that brings up eternal things as the Word of God does. Power, even if it is as great as the power the Lord Jesus exercised over man or over the enemy, has only a temporary effect; “but the one who does the will of God lives forever” ( ). The Word of God is the connection between man on earth and God on high, it is the seed of the imperishable life, “through the living and enduring word of God“ ( ). The great touchstone is how one reacts to the Word of God. Of Mary it says several times that she kept the Word in her heart ( ).

‏ Luke 11:27-28

Hearing and Observing the Word

After the Lord has said this, a woman in the crowd raises her voice to express her agreement with what she has heard Him say. She is impressed by what she has heard. She expressed her feeling of what a happiness it must be to have such a Son Who reveals such a beneficial power.

In her admiration, the woman does not go beyond the natural feeling that the Lord’s good deeds are experienced as very pleasant. The roman-catholic church has gone much further by introducing the scandalous worship of Mary.

To the Lord, it is not about being superficially impressed by His goodness or an outwardly privileged position like that of His mother Mary. Therefore, He takes this opportunity to show what is much better. With His “on the contrary” He introduces that it is far more blessed to hear and observe God’s Word.

Through the Word of God, a connection is established that is closer and more lasting than the bond of the flesh. There is nothing on earth that brings up eternal things as the Word of God does. Power, even if it is as great as the power the Lord Jesus exercised over man or over the enemy, has only a temporary effect; “but the one who does the will of God lives forever” (1Jn 2:17).

The Word of God is the connection between man on earth and God on high, it is the seed of the imperishable life, “through the living and enduring word of God“ (1Pet 1:23). The great touchstone is how one reacts to the Word of God. Of Mary it says several times that she kept the Word in her heart (Lk 2:19 ; 51).