11:25,26
We now get “kinder” words, at least in part. Jesus praises His Father because He has hidden the truth of the kingdom from the “wise and learned” and revealed it to little children. Now Jesus does not mean that it is wrong to be “wise and learned”, there is a whole book in the Bible praising the virtues of wisdom, the book of Proverbs. The truth of the kingdom is hidden from the self-righteous and the proud, those who boast of their own cleverness. Conversely, it is revealed to little children, that is to the humble. To those who put their trust in God, recognising that He is the source of true wisdom and learning. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Prov 1:7).
And this is God’s good pleasure. The world encourages us to be proud and boastful, we should not go along with this. It belittles us when we refuse to go along with its “wisdom”. We should not be cowed, for far better to be on God’s side than the world’s side!
11:27
This is a key verse in many ways. It quite clearly states the divinity of Jesus, and that He is the only way of salvation. Moreover, it places salvation directly in Jesus’ hands, for to know the Father the Son had to choose to reveal the Father to that person. “All things have been committed to Jesus”. Jesus has all power and authority, He will return to judge the whole world. Jesus is fully human, but He is not “just a man”. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son. Jesus is eternally the Son of God. There was never a time when He was not the Son of God. Our eyes are blinded by sin, sin utterly distorts our vision. But we are not without hope, for those whom Christ chooses to reveal the truth to can know the Father and the Son. Some see this as a limitation, and hence seek to deny the clear truth of these words. We are far wiser and better to see this as our only hope, to see it as a positive. We can know the Father and the Son, but only through Jesus Christ.
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