Key Passage
Then Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from the wise and smart people. But you have shown these things to people that are like little children. Yes, Father, you did this because this is what you really wanted to do."
— Matthew 11:25-26 ERV (Read Full Text)
Key Thought
God has always despised arrogance. Yet it is the repeated sin of his creatures. Satan's rebellion and Adam and Eve's sin have their source in the arrogance of being rivals to God. We should not be surprised that God's will, his choice, his delight, is to hide his plan from the arrogant religious leaders of the day and reveal them to common everyday people. Only those who are willing to receive the Kingdom like children will find it—not because God wants simpletons, but because those who are wise in their own eyes are often the most abusive and ignorant of all.
Prayer
O holy and majestic Father, I want my heart to not only be pure from immorality but also from the stain of arrogance and pride. Your ways are so far beyond my own, so guard my heart from the presumption of thinking I know all of your ways or confining you to my own little notions of your glory. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Related Scriptures
— Isa. 57:15
— 1 Cor. 1:19-25
— Rom. 11:33-36
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Then Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from the wise and smart people. But you have shown these things to people that are like little children. Yes, Father, you did this because this is what you really wanted to do."
— Matthew 11:25-26 ERV (Read Full Text)
Key Thought
God has always despised arrogance. Yet it is the repeated sin of his creatures. Satan's rebellion and Adam and Eve's sin have their source in the arrogance of being rivals to God. We should not be surprised that God's will, his choice, his delight, is to hide his plan from the arrogant religious leaders of the day and reveal them to common everyday people. Only those who are willing to receive the Kingdom like children will find it—not because God wants simpletons, but because those who are wise in their own eyes are often the most abusive and ignorant of all.
Prayer
O holy and majestic Father, I want my heart to not only be pure from immorality but also from the stain of arrogance and pride. Your ways are so far beyond my own, so guard my heart from the presumption of thinking I know all of your ways or confining you to my own little notions of your glory. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Related Scriptures
— Isa. 57:15
— 1 Cor. 1:19-25
— Rom. 11:33-36
Devotional provided by Heartlight®
© 1996-2017. All rights reserved.
