The Peculiar Ones

With many such parables [Jesus] spoke the Word to them, as they were able to hear and to comprehend and understand.
He did not tell them anything without a parable; but privately to His disciples (those who were peculiarly His own) He explained everything [fully]. Mark 4:33-34 (Amplified)

The phrase "those who were peculiarly His own" really caught my attention while reading this passage. Granted, I know it's the Amplified version and it doesn't say that in any other version of the Bible, but God really used it to speak to me. I want to be like the disciples, spending every moment I can with Jesus. Studying His words and listening to what He has to say rather than my own interpretation. I want to be unconventional in the way I see the world, I want to belong to my Savior in a way that no one else understands.

After spending alone time with His disciples Jesus ends up questioning their faith. Later on in Mark 4 the disciples and Jesus end up in a storm that brings fear upon His "peculiar ones." This story honestly brings peace to my heart. Even though the disciples walked with Jesus every day does not mean that they were not human, their faith had to be tested and stretched just as ours does. To be elite in God's eyes does not mean to be perfect...but to be intimate with Him.