May 24,
2003
DO
NOT GIVE WHAT IS HOLY TO DOGS
"Do
not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before
swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and
tear you in pieces" (Matthew 7:6, NKJV).
"Jesus
here refers to a class who have no desire to escape from the
slavery of sin. By indulgence in the corrupt and vile their
natures have become so degraded that they cling to the evil
and will not be separated from it. The servants of Christ
should not allow themselves to be hindered by those who would
make the gospel only a matter of contention and ridicule.
"But
the Saviour never passed by one soul, however sunken in sin,
who was willing to receive the precious truths of heaven.
To publicans and harlots His words were the beginning of a
new life. Mary Magdalene, out of whom He cast seven devils,
was the last at the Saviour's tomb and the first whom He greeted
in the morning of His resurrection. It was Saul of Tarsus,
one of the most determined enemies of the gospel, who became
Paul the devoted minister of Christ. Beneath an appearance
of hatred and contempt, even beneath crime and degradation,
may be hidden a soul that the grace of Christ will rescue
to shine as a jewel in the Redeemer's crown."--Thoughts
From The Mount Of Blessing, pp., 129, 130.
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