Matthew 11:16 “To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
What comes to mind as I read today’s verses is the saying “Kids these days…” You can apply that phrase to almost any situation. “In my day, we didn’t…., but kids these days….” However, I’m not sure that kids these days are really that much different. Neither are adults these days.
Matthew 11:17 “ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
I guess what I mean is that there are certain tenants of human nature that just happen. Always. Folks are skeptical. Folks believe that certain things are immutable and certain things change every single day. I look at “kids these days” and I think how very similar I was in a lot of ways. Yet Hebrews 13:8 reminds us that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” THAT is a comforting thought. I can count on Him. Always.
Matthew 11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
Precious Savior, Thank You for Your unwavering strength and goodness. No matter how much life changes, no matter how much people change (or don’t change), YOU are constant. Help us to make You our firm foundation. Always. Help us to sink our roots deep into Your eternal strength. Amen.
Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
Have a blessed day.