Don’t give pearls to swine! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you. Matthew 7:6 NLT
As far as he knew, he was the only Christian in his office.
John was fresh out of college and had just taken a promising
job in his hometown. Not ashamed that he was a believer, he quickly decorated
his small cubicle with Christian décor. Imagine his surprise when his boss
approached him and told him to remove it.
The excitement over his new opportunity soon digressed as the antagonism
against him progressed. The actions and words of his co-workers demonstrated
they hated the holy. He stayed, though, and continued to cast pearls before
them.
I’ve owned a few hogs in my lifetime. They are avid eaters
and cared for nothing except food and slop to eat, dirt to root in, and a mud
hole to wallow in. Had I thrown anything of value in the pen along with their
food, they would have trampled it. Trying to give them what they didn’t care
about would have wasted my time.
Jesus wasn’t giving a command to pig farmers. Nor was he
teaching we shouldn’t share with those who are unreceptive. Instead, he warned
about what to expect when we toss the gospel to those who aren’t interested . .
. to those content with their evil ways.
Selfishness and contentment with filth are in a hog’s nature.
But there is good in the hog when the dirt is washed away—everything, in fact, some
say, except the squeal.
Changing a hog’s nature is almost impossible. Changing ours
is impossible, too. Like the hog, we’re quite content to wallow in the filth of
sin and disobedience. I, too, have cast pearls before some people who had no
interest.
God, however, can give anyone a new nature—a nature that loves
pearls and all things holy . . . a heart that drives us toward obedience to God’s
commands rather than mud.
Wisdom is necessary to know where to cast our pearls. While
everyone needs to hear about God’s love, allowing God to guide us helps us throw
them where they will reap the most results.
If God has changed your hate for the holy, how can you cast
that same pearl before others?
Father, give us wisdom to cast the pearl of the gospel where
it will garner the most fruit.
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