The
Pharisees are developing their wicked plan. God is fulfilling His
saving purpose (49-53). The voice of 'common sense' is not always the
voice of the Lord (4-6). There is a higher wisdom than 'common sense'.
We are to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. He leads us to put Jesus at
the centre of our lives. Jesus is not suggesting that the poor are
unimportant. He is emphasising that we must not lose sight of Him. If
our concern for the poor is not truly grounded in devotion to Christ, it
is not the obedience of faith (8). The Pharisees are lying in wait for
Jesus. They say, 'The world has gone after Him' (19). They are going
after Him too - in a different way! The crucifixion draws near. God is
to be 'glorified' in the defeat of Satan and the salvation of sinners
(28,31-32). Jesus had 'come' for this 'hour' (27).
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