Friday, October 12, 2018

Matthew 11:25 says, At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.  Jesus pauses to pray.  I believe that whenever we face a difficult situation, especially one that might cause us anger, then we need to stop and pray.  I know some people would say that Jesus wasn't angry, but that He felt righteous indignation.  Whatever we call it, I believe that Jesus was upset at the attitude of those who were supposed to be God's people.  I believe that we can likewise be upset with those who call themselves followers of Christ when they act in such a way as to discredit Him.  If we are, then we need first to pause and pray.  Jesus thanked the heavenly Father for making the way to salvation easy to understand.  Those who are wise and prudent in their own understanding miss the truth of the gospel.  We must come as babies, trusting fully by Christ in faith without attempting to come to Him by our own reasoning or understanding.  Verse twenty-six says, Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.  Jesus said that He accepted the will of the heavenly Father, just as we must.  We must seek what seems good in the sight of God.  Verse twenty-seven says, All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.  Jesus said no one truly knew the Son, Jesus, but the heavenly Father, God, and that the opposite was also true, with the exception of those that Jesus revealed the heavenly Father to.  I cannot fully understand the Trinity, but I can understand that the only way to know the heavenly Father is through the acceptance of Jesus Christ, the Son.  There is no other way to know God.  We can only begin to understand God and become a part of His family by putting our faith in the salvation provided by Jesus Christ.  Verse twenty-eight states, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  I believe that without God in our lives, we are always going to be weak and heavy laden spiritually.  We may seem to have it all in the eyes of the world, but until we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, we will be spiritually weakened and heavy laden by sin.  Jesus invites us to come to Him.  Verse twenty-nine declares, Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. We are called to take on the yoke of Jesus.  We are to be guided by Him and to work for Him.  Jesus tells us that He is meek and lowly in heart, and we should be likewise.  Jesus did not go around pointing out His superiority to others, though He well could have, but went into the world as simply a carpenter's Son in the eyes of the world.  When we accept Jesus as our Savior and Lord, we will find rest from the burdens of sin.  Then, verse thirty adds, For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.  This is true because once we accept Jesus, then the Holy Spirit is always with us to guide and strengthen us.  We just need to always pray for God's guidance, and then accept it when it comes.

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