MORNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 8/28/2026
10:26 AM
My
Worship Time Focus:
PT-2 “The
Parable of the Brats: Style Versus Substance”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference:
Luke
7:31-35
Message of the verses: “31“To what then shall I
compare the people of this generation, and what are they
like? 32They are
like children who sit in the marketplace and
call to one another, and say, ‘We played the flute for
you, and you did not dance; we sang a song of mourning, and
you did not weep.’ 33For John the Baptist has
come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and
you say, ‘He has a demon!’ 34The Son of Man has
come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a
gluttonous man and a heavy drinker, a friend of
tax collectors and sinners!’ 35And yet wisdom is
vindicated by all her children.”
“The gospel message had up to this point in history
been preached by only two men, John the Baptist and Jesus. The Twelve had not yet been sent out to
preach (Luke 9:1-2), nor had the seventy (Luke 10:1).”
(Luke 9:1-2)
“1 ¶ And he called the twelve together and gave
them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom
of God and to heal.”
(Luke 10:1)
“1 ¶ After this the Lord appointed seventy-two
others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place
where he himself was about to go.”
“But
although their styles of ministry differed markedly, many of the people who
heard John and Jesus had the same offended, defiant, hostile, obstinate
response to both of them.
“At the outset of his ministry, this
last prophet and first preacher of the gospel had been immensely popular. Huge crowds had journeyed into the wilderness
near the Jordan River to hear him preach and to be baptized by Him (Matt.
3:5-6).”
(Matt. 3:5-6)
“5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the
region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river
Jordan, confessing their sins.”
“They had acknowledged
John to be a true prophet of God, the forerunner to Messiah predicted by
Malachi (Mal. 3:1).”
(Mal. 3:1)
“1 ¶ "Behold, I send my messenger, and he will
prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his
temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is
coming, says the LORD of hosts.”
“The religious elite, on the other hand,
haughtily refused to confess their sin, repent, or be baptized by John (Luke
7:30).”
(Luke 7:30)
“30 but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected
the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)”
“Smugly secure of their
self-righteous legalism, they viewed the common people who were interested in
John with contempt (cf. John 7:49).”
(cf. John 7:49)
“49 But this crowd that does not know the law is
accursed."
“They had
no use for the wilderness preacher; rejecting his call for repentance, they
were annoyed by his warning of coming judgment, and infuriated by his bold denunciation
of them as a ‘brood of vipers’ (Matt. 3:7).
Their religious pride caused them to reject the gospel’s call for humble
repentance; their devotion to superficially outwardly keeping the law caused
them to reject the gospel’s provision of grace, mercy, and forgiveness; their
sense of spiritual supersonically (cf.
Mark 2:16; Luke 15:1-2; John 9:34) caused them to reject as ludicrous the
gospel’s promise of forgiveness for even the most wretched sinners.”
(cf. Mark 2:16; Luke 15:1-2; John 9:34)
“16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they
saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples,
“Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
“1 ¶ Now the tax collectors and sinners were all
drawing near to hear him. 2 And the
Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats
with them.”
“34 They answered him, “You were born in utter
sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out.”
“Eventually the common people, under
the influence of the apostate religionists, began to have doubts about
Jesus. Though astonished by His
unparalleled preaching (Matt. 7:28-29; cf. John 7:46) and the miracles He performed
(John 2:23; 3:2; 6:2), they grew increasingly restive over the leaders’
rejection of Him and His refusal to assume the role of the conquering military
and political ruler that they wrongly expected Messiah to be (cf. John
6:14-15).”
(Matt. 7:28-29; cf. John 7:46)
“28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the
crowds were astonished at his teaching, 29
for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their
scribes.”
“46 The officers answered, “No one ever spoke
like this man!”
(John 2:23; 3:2; 6:2)
“23 ¶ Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover
Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.”
“2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to
him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do
these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
“2 And a large crowd was following him, because
they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick.”
(cf. John 6:14-15)
“14 When the people saw the sign that he had
done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!” 15
¶ then that they were about to come and
take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by
himself.”
“As noted
in the previous chapter of this volume, becoming uncomfortable with Jesus
caused many to rethink their view of John the Baptist. John had unequivocally
declared that Jesus was the Messiah. If
they continued to believe that he was Messiah’s forerunner, they faced the
dilemma of how to reconcile that belief with their denial of Jesus’
claims. In the end, the majority
rejected bot John (Luke 7:33; John 5:35) and Jesus (John 6:66).”
(Luke 7:33; John 5:35) and Jesus (John
6:66)
“33 For John the Baptist has come eating no bread
and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’”
“35 He was a burning and shining lamp, and you
were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.”
“66 After this many of his disciples turned back
and no longer walked with him.”
“Since
John was by this time a prisoner, the brunt of their opposition and hostility
was directed at Jesus.
“This parable may be divided into
four sections: the introduction, the illustration, the application, and the
conclusion.”
Spiritual
Meaning for my Life today: I want to just keep writing the truth of the
Word of God in my Spiritual Diaries, and allow the Holy Spirit of God to use
the in a way that will bring souls to Christ, growth in believers, and that all
of that will bring glory to Jesus Christ.
My Steps
of Face for Today: Trust the Lord to continue to bring healing
to my heart after the homegoing of my dear departed wife.
8/28/2026
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