Matthew 11
READ Matthew 11 COMMENTARY: : 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. (1344 “justified” [dikaioo] means be freed, be righteous, pronounce one to be just, to put right with, obey righteous commands, put right with, vindicate, show to be right, or innocent.) DEVOTION: There is a difference in the opinion of the Pharisees regarding how to best represent God and how Jesus represented God. The Pharisees saw themselves as above everyone around them because they thought they were closer to God than most other people. They were God’s representative to the people. They thought they were setting a good example for the people to follow. Jesus comes along and tells them that they are not a…



