Luke 20:1-47
Think before you speak. Jesus’ critics had plenty to say for
themselves. Jesus challenged them. They needed to say less and think
more - about Jesus (8,17-18,41-44). Jesus’ words reduced them to silence
(26,40). They didn’t know what to say next. Perhaps, some were
beginning to ask the right questions and find the right answers (39).
There were others who didn’t want to know. They weren’t interested in
listening to Jesus. All that mattered to them was themselves: ‘Beware of
the scribes...’(46-47). ‘The scribes’ were so taken up with themselves
that they failed to take the slightest notice of what the Lord was
saying to them. The way of ‘the scribes’ ended in ‘condemnation’. There
is a warning for us here: Make sure you don’t miss the most important
thing - ‘Jesus Christ is in you’(2 Corinthians 13:5).
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