For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.” (v.18-19)

The children of God know what happens and will happen in the world from God’s point of view because of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in us. There have been many prophets in churches, but their voices have been ignored and mocked by people who call themselves Christians. It is true that God’s children go through tribulations especially within churches and Christian nations. I once was a false Christian and thought I knew God and the Bible. When truth comes, everything becomes clear, and we realize that we have been blind. We know only what we have been taught by the Spirit about God. Although we do not know everything that God knows, our knowledge becomes sufficient to recognize what is from God and what is not. Our knowledge stays pure, clear, and simple like that of children.

To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: “‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’ (v.16-17)

The Pharisees did not understand the works of God done through John the Baptist or Christ. They saw and judged everything according to their traditions. They thought they kept the Law well. And they could not understand the messages of John the Baptist and Christ.

I consider God’s wisdom as the Holy Spirit because only God possesses wisdom. From earthly point of view, there are wise people even among non-Christians because we often focus on the welfare of the mass public and morality. This is the feature of all other religions. Doing good to people is often the focus of a religious man. Christianity may look the same, but it focuses on the coming Kingdom. God saves only His chosen people. That does not mean we should help only God’s chosen. We must be good to others generally (Galatians 6:10), but our focus must not be doing good deeds in the eyes of the world. Our focus must be the words of God. And our Christian life starts with knowing God. Indeed, knowing God and believing in the one whom He has sent is everything. But without the Holy Spirit, there is no knowledge, wisdom, or understanding of God. Without Him, no one can abide in Christ and therefore, no fruit (good deeds).   

Many people interpret Matthew 11 from a moral point of view.

 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (v28-30)

Some ministers say our burden is lessened but we must do works, meaning living a moral life in the eyes of the world. I consider that the yoke of Christian is being a prophet.

Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brothers and sisters who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” (Revelation 19:10)

Being a prophet of God is against worshiping men and their works. The reprobate people serve men instead of the Triune God; therefore, their number is 666.

This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. (Revelation 13:18)

Our job is NOT about building an earthly kingdom for God. I do not doubt that God is against Christian nationalism or any men’s attempts to build an earthly kingdom for God. Saints do not conquer the world by force or by earthly wisdom. We do not invade other nations, cause disruptions in society, or overthrow a government. We patiently wait for Christ. Our work is to preach the good news and be persecuted because the world and the false Christians do not understand or like our message. In this age, everyone has heard of the Bible and can read the Bible. Our mission is to tell people to read the Bible and know God. Preaching is not persuasion but proclamation. Those who are chosen will listen and understand eventually by the power of the Holy Spirit. The rest never accept our message. That is the work of a prophet. We do not worship men or their works. If anyone worships men or their works, he/she worships money because money is the root of so-called great men both in churches and the world.

They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see, and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend. (Isaiah 44:18)

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. (Psalm 116:15)