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Given the Chance - Matthew 11:20-24
Given the Chance - Matthew 11:20-24 [20] Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
[21] Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
[22] But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
[23] And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
[24] But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
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INTRODUCTION
"Unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required" (Luke 12:48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
See All...). This is true of individuals, but likewise of nations. During the Lord’s earthly ministry, He rebuked cities because of their unwillingness to repent having witnessed His mighty works. There is no debating that some nations have seen more of the Lord’s mighty works than others. This is both a blessing and a curse. Those nations who have witnessed an overabundance of the goodness and power of God are accountable for all that they have known. One might wonder, as stated by Christ, if some other nations, either historically or presently, would have been better ambassadors of the truth other nations have ignored.
DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS
- (For smaller children) The Jewish nation had seen the Lord's works, heard His wisdom, and still refused to repent and believe (Acts 2:22-23 [22] Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
[23] Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
See All...; Matthew 13:54And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
See All...; Matthew 12:41-42 [41] The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. [42] The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
See All...). Pharaoh saw mighty works, but because of his attitude, Egypt was ruined and he lost his life (Exodus 5:2And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
See All...; Psalm 105:26-38 [26] He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen. [27] They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. [28] He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. [29] He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. [30] Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. [31] He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. [32] He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. [33] He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts. [34] He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number, [35] And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. [36] He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. [37] He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. [38] Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
See All...; Exodus 10:7And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
See All...; Exodus 14:13And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
See All..., 28). - Has your country seen the "mighty works" of God? What have you done with this knowledge? Has it mostly been ignored?
- Name some countries (or people groups) mentioned in scripture which fell because of the judgment of God. Did those countries know about God what your country does? How does this make your country more accountable?
PRAYER NEEDS
- Ask God to give you a heart for the people in your country.
- Ask God to open the eyes of your country to His “mighty works.”
HYMN
Come, Let Our Souls Adore the Lord
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Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.