Wednesday September 20, 2023

Luka 7:31-34

Jesus said to the people:

‘What description can I find for the men of this generation? What are they like? They are like children shouting to one another while they sit in the market-place:

‘“We played the pipes for you,

and you wouldn’t dance;

we sang dirges,

and you wouldn’t cry.”

Jesus realized very early on that you cannot please everyone. In this episode they were complaining that Jesus was too accessible to sinners and Tax collectors. Before Jesus they complained that John the Baptist was too conservative. Which is which?

People like myself who are people pleasers find it difficult when we are younger to navigate the world because someone is always mad at you. But with time we learn that we do what pleases the Lord and us. I encourage you today to stop explaining yourself to the world and follow your heart. You will find very quickly that you are inconsistent, and irrational sometimes and that means you have a pulse. One day Jesus is all loving and another day he is driving people from the temple with a whip. I love it.