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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
The Father's Choice
Then Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and
earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from
the wise and smart people. But you have shown these things to
people that are like little children. Yes, Father, you did
this because this is what you really wanted to do."
-- Matthew 11:25-26 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
God has always despised arrogance. Yet it is the repeated sin of his
creatures. Satan's rebellion and Adam and Eve's sin have their source
in the arrogance of being rivals to God. We should not be surprised
that God's will, his choice, his delight, is to hide his plan from the
arrogant religious leaders of the day and reveal them to common
everyday people. Only those who are willing to receive the Kingdom like
children will find it -- not because God wants simpletons, but because
those who are wise in their own eyes are often the most abusive and
ignorant of all.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O holy and majestic Father, I want my heart to not only be pure from
immorality but also from the stain of arrogance and pride. Your ways
are so far beyond my own, so guard my heart from the presumption of
thinking I know all of your ways or confining you to my own little
notions of your glory. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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