Jesus showed His concern about the issue of
blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The writers of all four gospels give us this
account. This shows me that His words about this topic really impressed the
apostles (Matthew
12:31-32; Mark 3: 28-30; Luke 12:10; John 20:19-24).
The great concern over blaspheming the Holy
Spirit is that it is the only unpardonable sin (Mark 3:29).
In the context of this verse, Jesus just healed a demon-possessed man who was
blind and mute (Matthew
12:22-23).
The Pharisees knew that Jesus possessed power
they did not hold, and they were jealous of His anointing. Therefore, wanting
to take the focus off Christ, they accused Him of using Satan's power to heal
the man.
This ludicrous comment proved their
inconsistent spiritual mindset. Why would Satan cast out his own demon? This is
when Jesus made it clear that giving Satan credit for the work of God's Spirit
is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:28).
This has always been true (Matthew 12:32). Some people have tasted the things of
God and then decide to reject Christ; but some go one step further and
blaspheme His name, discount His deity, and attribute his works to Satan.
God turns these apostates over to a reprobate
mind (Romans
1:28; 1 Timothy 4:1). They dedicate
their life to harsh criticism of the Christian world and Biblical beliefs;
therefore, sadly, they will spend their eternity in perpetual damnation for
rejecting Jesus Christ as their Savior (John 3:18).
Prayer:
Father God, Your love, wisdom, power,
authority, righteousness and justice are above reproach; yet, the humanistic
mind rejects You and Your Word. They accuse the Biblical writers of being male
chauvinists, and they say the Bible is an archaic book of fairytales, with
errors and inconsistencies.
Your authentic Believers know, without a doubt
and from experience, that Your Word is true, powerful and sharper than a
two-edged sword (Hebrews
4:12). There is life in every anointed Word.
Thank You for working out circumstances in our life so that we accepted rather
than rejected the work of Christ in our life (John 3:16-17).
Thought for the Day:
Those who blaspheme the Holy Spirit, and who give
Satan credit for God's work, are apostates, and do not get another chance to
repent; sadly, after their death, they will face God's judgment for rejecting
the sacrifice that Jesus made for them on Calvary's cross.
- Hebrews 9:27; John 3:18
