Daily Java: Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. (Matthew 7:6 NIV)
Someone once said, do not open a house of prostitution with a prayer. Don’t argue religion with a drunk. Don’t discuss politics with a guy with a gun.
There are times and places for stuff and times and places when the stuff is absolutely out of place.
Don’t get into a discussion on diets at the buffet. Don’t argue religion with your parents. Don’t get in loud discussions in a movie theatres. You know, like the Turtles sang and Ecclesiastes said, there is a time and purpose for everything.
Jesus knew this. When he stood before king Herod at his trial, he said nothing. Even though in the gospel of Luke it says that Herod hoped to see him perform some miracle, Jesus did nothing. It made Herod mad enough that they ridiculed and mocked him. But Jesus knew that all Herod wanted to do was make fun of it.
Jesus knew that there are places and times for miracles and places and times to not have them. It would have done no good. Herod had decided not to believe in Jesus. He just wanted a magic show. Jesus didn’t do magic shows or tricks.
Sometimes it is useless to argue. Proverbs says to not answer a fool according to his folly. Just be quiet. That’s what Jesus did. He stood silent. He knew it was useless to even argue.
You’re not going to give your diamond earrings to your dog to play with and eat. You’re not going to throw your pearl necklace to pigs and let them stomp all over it.
And you’re not going to want to deface the gospel of Jesus Christ by trying to explain it to people who want only to make fun of what you believe. God will explain it to them one day. And they will believe it then.
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