The Jews refused to accept Jesus as the Christ but God
choose so much of their intolerance which is the mercy he shows to us. In the third
reading, a reason why Jesus was perplexed with the Jews was that they had
hardened their hearts and refused him the honour. They saw Jesus as a glutton because he mixed with all
people and shared in their joys and sorrows. The Sadducees and Pharisees saw
tax collectors to be sinners. They took taxes looking at ones wealth and made
so much profit for themselves, hence the Pharisees and other people despised
them.
So how do we live our lives amidst all these criticisms? If
all we are doing is according to Gods will let’s continue and let our critics talk.
Living according to his will is about leaving our comfortable, secured and self
centered lives and listening to his word. Paul acknowledged that our bodies
would not be able to help us live his will, but only his grace would to
overcome sin. Wisdom is proved right by
her actions, hence our actions and words must be according if we want to live
by his will. As Christians we should live our lives according to his will and
not by what our churches or ministers say.
