The more you know…

    “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. “Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. “And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day. “Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.”  At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants.

(Matthew 11:21–25 NAS95)

 

    Does my biblical wisdom keep from responding to the miraculous? Do I not repent because my wisdom prevents me from experiencing God as an infant? How do I become child-like and slay my prideful wisdom?

 

    God is hiding things from me because of my spiritual pride. Is this pride the thing that keeps me from coming to Him and taking on His purpose?

 

    Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. “For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

(Matthew 11:28–30 NAS95)

 

    Rest and a purpose that fits are not within the grasp of those with blinding wisdom. I have to see myself as the baby He sees me as in order to experience what He is doing. If not, He is doing miraculous things that are hidden from me. I miss God just like the people of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum. And, in missing God I miss the opportunity to repent and continue to suffer from the effects of my sin.

 

   Do I see myself as a spiritual intellectual? Do I see myself as one who understands all of the mysteries of God? I have to remember that all I see and understand of God is similar to all that an infant sees and understands about his parents. God is so much bigger than that. Thinking we no all when we really no very little causes us to miss His miraculous work and to remain in our prideful, sinful, condition.