Luke 10:21a At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, 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….
Have you ever met an expert in something? Sometimes they become their own echo chamber. What could you know about their subject that they haven’t already known for years? Jesus is praising His Father in verse 21 for upending that type of behavior. It isn’t the experts who can best see and understand God’s truths, it’s those who are still seeking, still learning.
Luke 10:21b …Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
That gels with my own experience that it is often those fresh insights from someone who hasn’t been looking at something for years that helps everyone to think about it, to see it in a new way. That’s where growth and insight come. That type of attitude takes you from “Here’s what I know” to “What else can I learn?,” and I truly think that’s how God wants us to approach His word.
Luke 10:22a “All things have been committed to me by my Father….
Precious Savior, Thank You for the reminder that seeing Your truths with new eyes, from new perspectives is important. Thank You for the reminder that the attitude of “Jesus Expert Who Knows Everything” is about as far from the attitude You want for Your children as one can get. Help me to keep searching Your word, keep looking with new eyes, keep learning Your truths and shining Your light. Amen.
Luke 10:22b ..No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
Have a blessed day.