Reading:
But
whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in
the markets, and calling unto their fellows, And saying, We have piped
unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not
lamented. For John came neither eating nor
drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of man came eating
and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend
of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Commentary:
The generation or people in Christ's time failed on
two accounts. They didn't rejoice when
they heard the Gospel, neither were they contrite (sad in heart) concerning
their sins. John the Baptist's preaching
of repentance should have worked sorrow of heart regarding sin, and Christ's
preaching of the Gospel should have caused men to rejoice and eat and sing and
laugh with joy in the knowledge of forgiveness!
Regarding the children who sat as unmoved stones in the marketplace,
while others "piped" or "mourned" before them, such were
the Pharisees. Like spoilsports, their
hearts were untouched by God's Word…..not mourning their sins nor rejoicing in
their salvation. "Wisdom is
justified of her children." God's
children mourn their sins yet rejoice in their salvation, while unbelievers
harden their heart against the Word, refusing to be moved.
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