Luke 7:29 “And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John.”
Even those who in the Jewish mind of the day were the lowest of the low, John was a prophet. Make no mistake, though Jesus was born in a manger, and though he knew He would be rejected, the expectation that the leaders and great ones among the Jews should have recognized and accepted Him was no less real. The glory brought to God by the ‘sinners’ among the Jews served only to highlight the sin of the leaders for rejecting the Christ.
Heavenly Father, may we never fail to see and know the working of Christ before our eyes. I will praise You for Your wonderful works in this present hour in this world of Yours. You are the King, and You alone are Wonderful! In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.