Luke 11:40
"Ye fools, did not he that made that
which is without make that
which is within also"
Jesus was ask to dine with a certain Pharisee: and He went in, sat down to eat. Now Jesus just sat and did not wash before dinner. The Pharisee was startled because of Jesus actions. But as all ways God has a purpose for what He does; And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness (Luke 11:39). Verse 40 opened the door for Our Lord to get them to see themselves as they really were. Ye fools, did not He that made that which is without make that which is within also (Luke 11:39)?
This invite for Jesus to come for dinner was not because they believed in Him or the Gospel He was preaching. The Pharisees, Lawyers and Scribes; Jesus told them the truth, they were hypocrites! Every thing that Jesus charged them with made them urge Him vehemently and to speak of many things; other words they were going to use the truth that Jesus was speaking and turn it into something they could accuse Him with.
Let us not be like the Scribes and Pharisees, portray what is without that is not in line with what is within. Our life as God children is based from the inside (within) and shown from our outward actions (without). So many time I have seen families and church's hurt and some broken apart because some one in there life, family or church was not in tune with God's; "Within and the Without." We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and newly-created; and while we attend to the things of the Gospel, we must not neglect the smallest matter God has appointed unto us. O Lord, give us the prudence and thy patience, and furnish us with such meekness and patience that we may glory in reproaches, for Christ's sake. Amen!!
May God Bless You
And Your Families
Minister: Robert A. Lail
The Cross Life Ministry
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