Luke 7:24-35.
Luke 7.24-35
"After John's messengers had gone, Jesus began speaking to the crowds
about John:
What kind of person did you go out to the desert to see? Was he like
tall grass blown about by the wind? What kind of man did you really
go out to see? Was he someone dressed in fine clothes? People who wear
expensive clothes and live in luxury are in the king's palace. What
then did you go out to see? Was he a prophet? He certainly was! I tell
you that he was more than a prophet. In the Scriptures, God calls
John his messenger and says, "I am sending my messenger ahead of you
to get things ready for you." No one ever born on this earth is
greater than John. But whoever is least important in God's kingdom is
greater than John.
Everyone had been listening to John. Even the tax collectors had
obeyed God and had done what was right by letting John baptize them.
But the Pharisees and the experts in the Law of Moses refused to obey
God and be baptized by John.
Jesus went on to say:
What are you people like? What kind of people are you? You are like
children sitting in the market and shouting to each other,
"We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song,
but you would not cry!"
John the Baptist did not go around eating and drinking, and you said,
"John has a demon in him!" But because the Son of Man goes around
eating and drinking, you say, "Jesus eats and drinks too much! He is
even a friend of tax collectors and sinners." Yet Wisdom is shown to
be right by what its followers do."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
"After John's messengers had gone, Jesus began speaking to the crowds
about John:
What kind of person did you go out to the desert to see? Was he like
tall grass blown about by the wind? What kind of man did you really
go out to see? Was he someone dressed in fine clothes? People who wear
expensive clothes and live in luxury are in the king's palace. What
then did you go out to see? Was he a prophet? He certainly was! I tell
you that he was more than a prophet. In the Scriptures, God calls
John his messenger and says, "I am sending my messenger ahead of you
to get things ready for you." No one ever born on this earth is
greater than John. But whoever is least important in God's kingdom is
greater than John.
Everyone had been listening to John. Even the tax collectors had
obeyed God and had done what was right by letting John baptize them.
But the Pharisees and the experts in the Law of Moses refused to obey
God and be baptized by John.
Jesus went on to say:
What are you people like? What kind of people are you? You are like
children sitting in the market and shouting to each other,
"We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song,
but you would not cry!"
John the Baptist did not go around eating and drinking, and you said,
"John has a demon in him!" But because the Son of Man goes around
eating and drinking, you say, "Jesus eats and drinks too much! He is
even a friend of tax collectors and sinners." Yet Wisdom is shown to
be right by what its followers do."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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