Jesus continues to respond to the false ideas of the Pharisees, which had greatly impacted the thinking of the people. In the first paragraph He addresses temptations to sin, and the one thing He pulls out is failing to forgive; the Pharisees were bent on making people pay for their sin, not have it forgiven. The people were always looking for big signs of faith, but He told them to plant the mustard seed. We always want people to thank us for doing something for them, but Jesus said to serve God with hearts of thanksgiving and not to expect Him to thank us, as we are the servants. He then followed that by healing the ten lepers and revealing how prone we are to not turn and give God thanks. Next Jesus made the statement above, about not looking for the Kingdom "out there," but within our hearts. Finally, Jesus addressed the search for the Kingdom of God again and all the vain attempts to find it; however, it will be very clear when He comes suddenly and observable to all. What are we looking for? Where are we looking for it? Why are we looking where we do?
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