Our paragraph topic is: (Jesus draws men gently to himself) Part 1.
Christ is mournful as he looks back at the towns and villages that did not repent. He sees their damnation in the day of judgment and calls them out. Yet, he is mournful at the sorrow of their condition. Attempts were made to open their eyes, to open their ears, to help them understand the signs of the times, but they remained impenitent. They were a hard lot. The devil had infiltrated their defenses and turned them, so that, they could not see, or hear, or understand with their senses. So they will face the consequences in the day of judgement.
Christ goes on to give praise to his heavenly father for the decisions that were made. For these things were not revealed to the wise. They were not revealed to the prudent. They were revealed to the laborer, to the field hand, to the street sweeper, to the farmer. They were revealed to the little ones, those who were without hope, without faith. Christ says, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and prudent, and didst reveal them to little ones."
For it was God's knowledge that the wise rejected. It was God's wisdom that the prudent refused to believe. They knew of the existence of God but refused to believe. They knew of the power and majesty of God but rejected him and replaced him with gods fashioned after human likenesses and the likeness of animals. They knew of the glory of God but refused to give glory but instead set themselves up to receive glory from the people. And this was Christ's revelation of the will of the father to hide the mysteries of the kingdom from those who were wise and prudent and to reveal them only to the little ones.
Do you consider yourself wise? Do you think of yourself as prudent? God looks for the little ones to reveal his mysteries. He seeks the clean of heart to whom he will show himself. Blessed are the clean of heart for they shall see God. For the wise do not know him. Their earthly wisdom is a stumbling block. The prudent do not know him. Their worldly knowledge prevents them from having faith. The rich do not know him. For their riches blind them. The famous do not know him for their arrogance make them unworthy to receive him. But the little ones believe. The little ones know. The little ones open themselves to the wisdom and the knowledge of God. For it is by God's grace that the little ones receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit from God. Wisdom comes from the mouth of babes and fools. Faith is the belief in the desire to be one in Christ as Christ is one in the Father. Are you wise in the world or a fool? Are you a baby in the world but a child of God? We are all his children!!!
Christ is mournful as he looks back at the towns and villages that did not repent. He sees their damnation in the day of judgment and calls them out. Yet, he is mournful at the sorrow of their condition. Attempts were made to open their eyes, to open their ears, to help them understand the signs of the times, but they remained impenitent. They were a hard lot. The devil had infiltrated their defenses and turned them, so that, they could not see, or hear, or understand with their senses. So they will face the consequences in the day of judgement.
Christ goes on to give praise to his heavenly father for the decisions that were made. For these things were not revealed to the wise. They were not revealed to the prudent. They were revealed to the laborer, to the field hand, to the street sweeper, to the farmer. They were revealed to the little ones, those who were without hope, without faith. Christ says, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and prudent, and didst reveal them to little ones."
For it was God's knowledge that the wise rejected. It was God's wisdom that the prudent refused to believe. They knew of the existence of God but refused to believe. They knew of the power and majesty of God but rejected him and replaced him with gods fashioned after human likenesses and the likeness of animals. They knew of the glory of God but refused to give glory but instead set themselves up to receive glory from the people. And this was Christ's revelation of the will of the father to hide the mysteries of the kingdom from those who were wise and prudent and to reveal them only to the little ones.
Do you consider yourself wise? Do you think of yourself as prudent? God looks for the little ones to reveal his mysteries. He seeks the clean of heart to whom he will show himself. Blessed are the clean of heart for they shall see God. For the wise do not know him. Their earthly wisdom is a stumbling block. The prudent do not know him. Their worldly knowledge prevents them from having faith. The rich do not know him. For their riches blind them. The famous do not know him for their arrogance make them unworthy to receive him. But the little ones believe. The little ones know. The little ones open themselves to the wisdom and the knowledge of God. For it is by God's grace that the little ones receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit from God. Wisdom comes from the mouth of babes and fools. Faith is the belief in the desire to be one in Christ as Christ is one in the Father. Are you wise in the world or a fool? Are you a baby in the world but a child of God? We are all his children!!!
