27 “My Father has entrusted everything to
me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the
Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” Everything
has been entrusted to Jesus, which is fitting and right. If we know God it's
because Jesus chose to reveal him to us. I'm grateful that Jesus chose me.
28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of
you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take
my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart,
and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy
to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” Beautiful truly beautiful
words. Come to me and I will, I love that. It's not maybe or might, it's a
promise that says come to me and I will.
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John
Burnett: 13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if
the salt has become tasteless, how [a]can it be made salty again?
It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under
foot by men.
14 “You are the light of the world. A
city set on a [b]hill cannot be hidden; 15 nor
does anyone light a lamp and put it under a [c]basket, but on the
lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let
your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Living
in a way that is glorifying to the Father is not an easy thing to do and I fall
way short. I do however see how he uses people and situations to teach me
humility and thankfulness for things that I take for granted. As
Christians, we have the greatest thing that you can possess. Salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ and there is enough mercy and grace and reward in
heaven to go around for everyone so we are called to share the gospel. It
would be incredibly selfish if we disobey our Heavenly Father.
He is Risen. He has
Risen indeed. Remember that our salvation is totally dependent upon the
fact that Jesus rose from the dead.
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Pat
Bell: 25 At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven
and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves
wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. 26 Yes,
Father, it pleased you to do it this way!
27 “My Father has entrusted everything to
me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the
Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of
you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take
my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart,
and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy
to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
These words are beautiful and
show the heart of our savior.
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Allen Michaels: 25 At 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. 26 Yes, Father,
for this is what you were pleased to do. Jesus mentioned two kinds
of people in his prayer; the “wise”—arrogant in their own knowledge—and the
“little children”—humbly open to receive the truth of God’s Word. We have to
ask ourselves if we are wise in our own eyes, or do we seek the truth in
childlike faith, realizing that only God holds all the answers?
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. In the Old Testament “know” means more than knowledge.
It implies an intimate relationship. The communion between God the Father and
God the Son is the core of their relationship. For anyone else to know God, God
must reveal himself to that person, by the Son’s choice. How fortunate we are
that Jesus has clearly revealed to us God, his truth, and how we can know him.
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