REVEALED TO CHILDREN

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.

-Matthew 11:25

The Lord Jesus Christ made an interesting statement in this passage in Matthew. He praised the Father for keeping and hiding His word to the wise and the learned of this world. Instead, the revelation of God’s word was given to little children.

God’s word is unlike any other. A person may be wise, learned or highly intelligent. He may be an intellectual and well educated,  but God’s word has no attraction to him because he absolutely lacks spiritual illumination. For this reason God’s word is hidden from him. His heart does not have the light of the Holy Spirit. His eyes is closed and cannot see the wonderful things from  God’s law.( Psalm 119:18)

The learned and the intelligent may be proud of his intellectual abilities and capacity to know and gain understanding. He feels superior and relies upon human reasoning and rational thinking. He is, however, bereft of spiritual discernment from the Holy Spirit. This man’s heart is not spiritually attuned to receive God’s truth, so that everything seems nonsense to him. This man does not possess the childlike humility to trust God and receive His word. 

God’s word was instead revealed to children. Who are these children? They are those who possess childlike qualities; who come humbly and trust God like a child.