In this chapter we not only continue to see reactions to Jesus’ ministry, but now for the first time we see the rejection of Jesus by His own Jewish people. In the first half we see the growing unbelief (1-21) and in the remainder we see the blasphemy that follows.
1-14: The disciples were not reaping on the Sabbath (which was forbidden) they were only eating! The Sabbath does not restrict us from deeds of necessity, service to God or acts of mercy. The Pharisees had become legalistic about it.
15-21: What a great description of servant Jesus!
22-32: Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit – what is it? Whatever it is, it is the only unforgivable sin. And the only unforgiveable sin is not believing in Jesus! So it’s unbelief! What a wonderful thing to know that no matter what I’ve done I can come to Jesus and receive forgiveness!
33-37: Want to expose the truth of a person’s heart? Listen to their speech over time!
38-42: Judgment WILL come on those who reject Jesus.
43-50: Relationship is of supreme importance with Jesus. Physical family is important, but not near as important as being born again into the spiritual family of God!
SO WHAT?!
*How do you & I respond to the ministry of Jesus? Do we have a hard time with miracles? The supernatural? Hard teachings? How we respond to Jesus makes an eternity of difference! Believe today!
*How would you describe your relationship with Jesus? Apathetic? Interested? Excited? Passionate? In what ways are you knowing Jesus and making Him known? God always accepts us where we are but never wants us to remain there. Lets ask Him to grow us deeper with Him and wider in our witness to others of Him!
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