Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Matthew 11: 25 – 27

At that time Jesus exclaimed:
“I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
for although you have hidden these things
from the wise and the learned
you have revealed them to the childlike.
Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.
All things have been handed over to me by my Father.
No one knows the Son except the Father,
and no one knows the Father except the Son
and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”

You have come to know these things not on your own accord but through the revelation of my Father. Why does God reveal himself to those who are like children? The simple answer is trust. Children trust without doubt. My two-year old daughter does not worry about where her next meal will come from. She doesn’t worry about what she will wear. She has no concern about the roof over her head. She trusts as only a child can that these things will be provided to her by her loving parents.

With knowledge comes the illusion of control. We leave trust at the curb and take things into our own hands. We no longer rely on our heavenly Father to provide for our needs. We make ourselves the gods of our world. Why should God reveal himself to us?

No one can see the Father except through the Son. The Son is the visible image of the invisible Father. If we have seen the Son we have also seen the Father. In order to see with perfect sight we must trust completely. We must make ourselves children fully dependent upon God for our very lives without fear or worry that he will provide for us. This is so hard for a thinking people to do but when we can it becomes the greatest source of peace in our lives.

Put your trust in God, not in yourself or in other men.