Truth revealed to the Unlearned

25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.26Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

27“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.  (Matthew 11:25-27)

Thoughts: Why does Jesus praise the Father for revealing the truth to the unlearned?  It is the humble who are being exalted.  The proud are being brought low.  It is that way with the Almighty, All-wise God.  The proud do not want to believe in a being more high and that they should submit to.  The humble are willing to listen and obey.  People who think they have God all figured out- either on the left or on the right do not.  The left wallows in doubt while the right is stuck in certainty.  The humble know that neither doubt nor walking by pride is the way to go.  There is a measure of darkness or doubt when we walk by faith and not sight.  There is also a measure of certainty to believe.  But pride shows itself in wallowing in doubt and in surety.
    Jesus says that if we do not know the Son we are missing the revelation of God.  God reveals Himself in Jesus.  Let us not be too proud to look beyond our doubts or our certainty to Jesus.  

Prayer: Lord, help me to look to you.  Give me grace to walk by faith and not in the pride of my knowledge.