November 29
"At that time Jesus answered and
said,
'I thank you, Father, Lord of
heaven and earth,
that you have
hidden these things
from the wise and
prudent
and have revealed them to
babes.'"
Matthew 11:25
The
wise and prudent of this world dwell in the love of the world, and
their goals are the promotion of self ...always. More riches, more
power, more prestige, more acknowledgment.
You can't have it
both ways. The principles of the Kingdom of God are in opposition to
the principles of the world, and entry into the Kingdom of God
requires the death of pride. That's something that those who are wise
in the things of the world and those who have made a name for
themselves cannot even begin to understand. So God indeed has
revealed them to the lowly.
"For you see your calling,
brethren,
that not many wise
according to the flesh,
not many
mighty, not many noble, are called.
But
God has chosen the foolish things of the world
to
put to shame the wise,
and God has
chosen the weak things of the world
to
put to shame the things which are mighty;"
1
Corinthians 1:26-27
Entry into the Kingdom of God requires
humility and surrender. Not everyone can do that. The death of pride
is very difficult. For many ...too difficult.
"Then Jesus
said to his disciples,
'Assuredly, I
say to you
that it is hard for a rich
man
to enter the Kingdom of heaven.
And
again I say to you, it is easier for a camel
to go through the
eye of a needle
than for a rich man
to enter the Kingdom of God.”
Matthew
19:23-24
That does not mean that a rich person cannot enter
the Kingdom of God, it is saying that it's going to be very difficult
because it will cost him his pride.
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