Matthew 11:20-30; Luke 10:1-24;
Luke 10:25-42, 11:37-12:21, 12:35-59
Then He began to denounce the cities where most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you.”
Matthew 11:20-24 (cf., Luke 10:13-15)
I suspect that Jesus might well say much the same thing to our good ol’ U.S.A. Maybe we have not had the privilege of having Jesus walk our streets “in the flesh”, working miracles, healing the sick, feeding the multitudes, but this country has certainly experienced an abundance of God’s blessings, both materially and spiritually. Yet over the past several decades this nation has thrown away its Christian heritage. It tramples on God’s Word and proudly embraces sin. Woe to you, U.S.A.!
But even closer to home, what about ourselves? Surely we have all seen the Lord at work. Surely we have seen Him do marvelous things in our lives. Surely we have tasted that the Lord is good! But do we still keep Him at arm’s length? Do we still refuse to fully repent?
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