Luke 7:31-35

God sent prophets with His wisdom shouting peace, peace to all men and man rejected them all. God sent His only begotten Son shouting peace, peace to all men and man rejected Him…..God so loves us that He gave Himself to save all of us who choose to accept Him. We are all sinners and fall short of God’s standards but He still reaches out in friendship to ALL who reach out to Him!

Jesus made a comparison between children playing a game in the marketplace and the present generation of Israel, referring especially to the Jewish religious leaders. The leaders were like the children in that they complained no matter what tune was played. John the Baptist refused to eat bread or drink wine, and the religious leaders dismissed him as demon-possessed. In contrast, Jesus, the Son of Man, was accused of living loosely and associating with sinners. No matter what the style of God’s messenger was, the religious leaders complained and rejected him.

God’s wisdom is vindicated by those who respond to it and receive blessing.

Luke 7:31-35

31 And the Lord said, “To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying:

 ‘We played the flute for you,

And you did not dance;

 We mourned to you,

And you did not weep.’

33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 But wisdom is justified by all her children.”