Some thoughts from Luke 7 by Pastor Gene Breed

Wisdom's Children

Luke 7:28-35

For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. 29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. 31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? 32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. 33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. 34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! 35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.


1. Wisdom's Children justify ("vindicate, prove to be divine and true"). Heavenly Wisdom! Luke 7:29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. In this verse, God is justified. In verse 35, Wisdom is justified! Hence we see that God is wisdom! See Proverbs 8:12 and following. Read also 1 Corinthians 1:24, 30.

2. The children of this world's generation will never receive God's revelation no matter who He sends! Luke 7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. Read also verses 31 through 34 above. Receiving the baptism of John (v.29), caused all sinners to justify God. But these, supposing themselves righteous, refused to receive John, thus refusing to justify God. They rejected God's counsel that they were sinners! Read 1 John 1:10.

3. Whether God sends piping or mourning ministries, Wisdom's Children will always appropriately respond! - See Luke 6:21-23, Whether the gospel requires their weeping, or laughing, their being hungry, or being filled, or being hated and separated on earth, they are blessed in doing so! See Romans 12:15; 1 Corinthians 12:26.
This is that hidden wisdom that the princes of this world know nothing about! Read 1 Corinthians 2:6-8.

4. Nothing pleases the world's children! - They only have that earthly, sensual, even devilish wisdom! James 3:13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Their emotional responses are according to their base, unregenerate hearts. Read Psalm 35:11-16. They never have true expression of Spiritual leadings that justify God! Read 1 Corinthians 2:14-15.

5. Knowing their obstinacy, God's wisdom is to send them a variety of ministries to sin against! - Luke 11:47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. 49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: 50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; 51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
The rich man in hell said if one from the grave preached they would hear! God said, Though one rose from the dead THEY WILL NOT HEAR! - And one did rise from the grave!


Gene Breed is the pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Jonesboro, GA. The church website is: http://www.truthtapes.com.