"But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and ye say, He hath a devil. 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" (Matthew 11:16-19).
To what shall we liken that old generation?
It's like our Lord Jesus so aptly portrayed:
A marketplace forum: a vain conversation
With those whom you never can charm or persuade.
We piped to you, but you still wouldn't dance.
We mourned to you, but you still wouldn't cry.
We showed you the way, but you wouldn't glance.
We told you the truth, but you called it a lie.
John came to baptize and thereby make straight
The way of our Savior; for this he was sent.
They demonized John and they could not relate
When he had insisted that they must repent.
Our Lord Jesus Christ then afterward came
With healing, forgiveness, redemption, and grace.
They hated Him more, they blasphemed His name,
They falsely accused Him, and spit in His face.
To what shall we liken this cold generation?
The marketplace chatter has not changed at all,
And still there is no other name for salvation
But Jesus our Savior on whom they may call.
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