Matthew 12:33-37
For a little context here, in Matthew chapter 12, Jesus has just delivered a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak.
The Pharisees heard about the miracle and accused Jesus of getting His power from Satan. Big mistake! Jesus then tells them that a kingdom divided against itself will fall and that every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven—except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
There has been much debate about what this means, but it seems to me that, given the context, Jesus was referring to what the Pharisees had just done by attributing the work of the Holy Spirit to Satan.
Jesus then continues in today’s passage by explaining how people—and their source of power, if you will—can be identified by their words and actions. He goes on to tell them, and us frankly, that we must give an account for every idle word we speak, including words like the ones they had just spoken—ouch!
People can talk a good game, but eventually who we are comes out when we are squeezed. When you squeeze an orange, you get orange juice. When you squeeze a lemon, you get lemon juice. When you squeeze a believer, you should get Jesus—if that person has truly been transformed by the power and work of the Holy Spirit. Not everyone who professes to be a believer truly is one.
The Pharisees were all dressed up and looked the part, but their very words exposed what was really in their hearts. You cannot love God and deny Jesus. It really is that simple. As Jesus said in John 10:30, “The Father and I are one.” To love one is to love the other, and to claim allegiance to one is to obey the words of the other.
Our words and actions reveal who we truly are.
The Pharisees heard about the miracle and accused Jesus of getting His power from Satan. Big mistake! Jesus then tells them that a kingdom divided against itself will fall and that every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven—except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
There has been much debate about what this means, but it seems to me that, given the context, Jesus was referring to what the Pharisees had just done by attributing the work of the Holy Spirit to Satan.
Jesus then continues in today’s passage by explaining how people—and their source of power, if you will—can be identified by their words and actions. He goes on to tell them, and us frankly, that we must give an account for every idle word we speak, including words like the ones they had just spoken—ouch!
People can talk a good game, but eventually who we are comes out when we are squeezed. When you squeeze an orange, you get orange juice. When you squeeze a lemon, you get lemon juice. When you squeeze a believer, you should get Jesus—if that person has truly been transformed by the power and work of the Holy Spirit. Not everyone who professes to be a believer truly is one.
The Pharisees were all dressed up and looked the part, but their very words exposed what was really in their hearts. You cannot love God and deny Jesus. It really is that simple. As Jesus said in John 10:30, “The Father and I are one.” To love one is to love the other, and to claim allegiance to one is to obey the words of the other.
Our words and actions reveal who we truly are.
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