“The RoseBouquet”

We may think we can decide to accept or reject Jesus and His miracles, and nothing will happen to us. We continue as we prefer, in our current lifestyle. This passage can give us a rude awakening.

Jesus is denouncing the very cities where He has just done some miracles, because they did not repent. It would seem then, the miracles were meant to guide them to repentance. Jesus names Korazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum, and compares them to Tyre, Sidon and Sodom, which we know from the Old Testament accounts as very wicked cities that God wiped out for their greed and immorality.

Do you recall how God sent angels to bring out Lot, and his wife and daughters, before He hailed on Sodom and Gomorrah with fire and brimstone? They were destroyed for their homosexuality. Tyre and Sidon, port cities in Phonecia, famous for their world trade and wealth, and their idolatry, were scraped to their rock bottom by various invading armies, and the rubble turned into an area where fishermen dry their nets.

Jesus said these older cities showed how thoroughly God deals with sin. He adds, they would have repented if they had seen such miracles as these cities in which He had done wonders. Therefore, the older cities will find it more bearable at the judgment day because they didn’t commit the worse sin of unbelief.

Whoa! Not believing in Jesus as the Son of God is worse than homosexuality, greed and immorality? Did you get that?

How often, how casually, do we fail to believe in Jesus and live as if we really do trust Him to do great and powerful things in and for us? That makes us no better than the most despised sinners.

PRAYER: Oh God, I repent. I hope everyone else does too! I’d rather believe in Jesus, and obey Your commandments, and wait for Your powerful intervention, than to be rejected by You for rejecting Jesus, whom You love. On whom You have placed all authority and honour and glory. Oh, to believe more earnestly!

+++++Jesus is my King+++++Jesus is my King+++++

Blessings on you Today!
Ruth Marlene Friesen

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