Obedience

Today, when I was reading Mark 3, I read that Jesus said,

"Whoever does what God wants him to do is my brother, my sister, my mother." (Mark 3:35, GNB)

I had my computer on, so I decided to read other versions of that passage.
I looked up the same verse in The Message and I found one additional line that is not found in GNB nor NIV nor NASB. It was,

"Obedience is thicker than blood. The person who obeys God's will is my brother and sister and mother." (Mark 3:35, The Message)

The line "Obedience is thicker than blood" jumped out at me. I knew that God stressed importance, but I hadn't realized that this message was so clear in this passage. I really thank God for His word. I'm going to keep this in mind. From now on, obedience to God is at the very top of my list.