Wisdom is vindicated by her works! Actions speak louder than words? Possibly? This week has been one of connections for me. In the past few days, I’ve made a number of connections between my daily Scripture readings. Today is no different.
matthew 11:16-19
“To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’
The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said, ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is vindicated by her works.”
In addition reading the Gospel of Matthew today, I read about Solomon in 1 Kings 3:5-14, 16-28. That’s what I thought of when I read “wisdom is vindicated by her works” in this Gospel
Jesus compares “this generation” to children. He gives an example of how inconsistent they are in their decision making. He illustrates how judgmental and unwise they are.
POWER OF PRAYER
Now compare these “children” to Solomon. A king who prayed for compassion and wisdom. He prayed to make the right decisions in his work, nothing else. Specifically he prayed: “Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart to judge your people and distinguish right from wrong. ” WOW!
WHAT ABOUT ME?
Solomon’s prayer made me think. How often do I call on God for guidance and wisdom in my decision making? How often am I as judgmental as the “children of this generation?” How often am I judged and affected by these same “children?”
Wisdom is vindicated by her works. I believe Jesus is saying: actions speak louder than words! In other words, judgment by others doesn’t matter. What really matters is how we live our lives. Being called a drunkard or possessed by a demon really didn’t not matter to Jesus. What mattered was the work He and John did to glorify the Kingdom. John lived detached, proclaiming the kingdom and baptizing people and Jesus – well, you know………
So today let’s pray, as Solomon did, with total dependence on God for wisdom and compassion. That He guide all our decisions and give us, His servants, an understanding heart to love and not to judge. Click here to see an old post on this Gospel with a prayer I created at that time.
God bless you!
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