Matthew 21:27
In the answer of the Jews, it is all the same for them to mean we cannot because we are unable and to mean we cannot because we are unwilling. They were, indeed, unable because they were unwilling. This is a case of you have not because you ask not. Had they been seeking the truth, they would have seen it plainly before them. As it was, all they were interested in was deceit and trickery, so that is all they could see in anything. The wisdom of Christ’s answer left them with nothing to say.
The Jews confessed their inability to answer, trying to hide their unwillingness to do so. Jesus confessed his unwillingness to answer them, but implied his inability to answer those whose senses were so dulled to the things of God that they would never understand or accept the answer. To give them an answer would, in every way, be a complete waste.
Bible Reading: Genesis 43:1-45:28
Scripture Memory: James 1:13 “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.”
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for another day of life. Your blessings are absolutely amazing! You are so wonderful! Oh Father, may we never become so enamored with Your blessings as to lose sight of Your person. You are good to us, yes. But You are good Yourself. You are holy and just and pure and lovely and kind and wise and gracious and faithful and powerful. I could go on and on, and why not? You are merciful and glorious and righteous and understanding and authoritative and dependable and sovereign and incomparable and beneficent and long-suffering and patient and eternal and infinite! Wow! You are Almighty God, the Lord of all! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.
Prayer Requests: Pray for a woman who is sick. Pray for an elderly woman who just recently had a bad fall. Pray for a woman’s unspoken request.
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