The Son of Man came eating and drinking and you said, ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

This is one of those readings that really indights humanity. The jewish people have a long history of rejecting and killing prophets, then later discovering they were right, and holding them in great esteem. Isaiah, is the greatest of all the prophets, but not loved in his own time. He was, in fact so hated, that they sawed him in half upside down from butt to head.

Jews say that we are waiting for the return of elijah, but when John starts crying out in the wilderness, instead of repenting and participating in his baptism of forgiveness, they cut off his head. The Jews said that they were waiting for thousands of years for the messiah to come, and save us, but instead of recognizeing Jesus as Messiah and embracing him, we nailed him to a cross.

We today say that we want the lord to return and bring justice, but I wonder if we would  even recognize him if he actually arrived. This is why the anti-christ will be so readily followed and loved when he comes, because he will come preaching the ways of the world, and he will affirm you in your sin, and thus many will fall for his lies, and false hope. But when the lord comes will he find faith? will we even recognize him. I pray for that day, and that I will see the truth

Oh lord, help me today to get to know you better, to know your voice, to stay in your flock, and to follow you, wherever you might lead me.