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Matthew 7.6 (NIV)
“Do not give dogs what is
sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs.”
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| He will give no guarantee that others will enjoy us and respond well.* |
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The scholars are divided on what specific sacred items
Jesus is referring to in this verse, but I have to wonder: Does it matter? The
message is clear:
Pigs have their place in this world but they have no use for jewelry. To a dog,
a nice leather-bound Bible is a chew toy. As we shouldn’t offer valuable
things to pigs and dogs who are without discernment, Jesus says that we waste
time offering holy things to people who refuse our best and most loving efforts
to lead them to him.
Just prior to this statement, Jesus says, in Matthew
7.1, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” “How can one be careful not to
cast pearls before swine or not to give dogs what is holy unless in some way
one judges who the ‘swine’ and the ‘dogs’ are?”* And yet, we must
be careful who we call a pig!
Just because Jesus warns about tossing our pearls to
the pigs, we are not relieved of our responsibility to “cast our pearls”
period. Don’t be too quick to decide that your pearls are landing in the pig-pen. There are many souls who will tell you how glad they are that there was
someone who never gave up on them.
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| Effective evangelism takes time. . . Harvests don’t come about overnight. It takes months of hard work, dedication, perseverance, and prayer for the crops to be ready.* |
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