HIDDEN THINGS FROM THE WISE AND PRUDENT
"AT THAT TIME JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, THAT YOU HAVE HIDDEN THINGS FROM THE WISE AND PRUDENT AND REVEALED THEM TO THE BABES."
Matthew 11:25 (NKJV)
The mysteries of the kingdom are always revealed to the babes, those who are tenderhearted, who are baby-like in their mind. Those who want to simply believe whatever is said by God through His Word—believe and trust God and His Word as being said or described in he Bible.
Many strive to acquire knowledge, which may be all right to some extent, but the knowledge that is not well managed can be counterproductive, have negative effect on the person.
Whatever you are learning or whatever knowledge you are trying to acquire, make sure you are doing that under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Any knowledge that would play down the work of the Holy Spirit or the manifestation or demonstration of the power of God would not be helpful in your journey on earth—the heavenly race.
Some have learned so much that they begin to question or query the authenticity of the power of God, the move of the Holy Spirit, and the reality of the manifestations of God. This happened because of their learning, too much of the knowledge acquired that are not relevant to what God has given them to do, and neither relevant or helpful to their walk with God. Any knowledge that would not help your walking with God should be shunned. Any knowledge that would make you query or question the move of God should not be embraced. When you started reading or studying a material and you began to dwindle or go down in your faith, wisdom demands that you do away with such a material.
Knowledge could only be beneficial and edifying If It helps you in your quest to know God the more. Any knowledge that would not help you in knowing God the more and help you in fulfilling your assignment is not a good knowledge. The main purpose of whatever knowledge you are acquiring should be to help you in your walk with God and be more fulfilled in whatever you are assigned to do.
God had used some people in the past but put them aside, though He would have continued using them to break new frontiers, but they have gone to acquire the knowledge that has made God placed or put a limit on how He uses them in His work.
The pharisees and the scribes, and the religious leaders could have been the best people to use for God's new move in Jesus' days, in His earthly ministry, but the knowledge they acquired and their bigotry would not allow them to embrace the new move of God—the ministry of Jesus, the Messiah spoken about by the prophets of old.
Their knowledge was counterproductive or fruitless, they could not see or comprehend the new move of God, the ministry of Jesus Christ. They had allowed tradition to colour or taint their heart, notions or opinions or ideas. They were seeing with a perverted sight. This is Jesus' words to them:
38 BUT YOU [the religious leaders] DO NOT HAVE HIS [God's] WORD ABIDING IN YOU, BECAUSE WHOM HE SENT, HIM YOU DO NOT BELIEVE. 39 YOU SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES, FOR IN THEM YOU THINK YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE; AND THESE ARE THEY WHICH TESTIFY OF ME [Jesus]. 40 BUT YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO COME TO ME THAT YOU MAY HAVE LIFE. 41 “I DO NOT RECEIVE HONOUR FROM MEN. 42 BUT I KNOW YOU, THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE LOVE OF GOD IN YOU" (John 5:38-42 NKJV)
God had to leave them and move on. Jesus had to work with the people called the unlearned and untrained men (Acts 4:13). Jesus appointed His disciples from the class of people who could be called the novices or ignoramuses. That was why Jesus said the things He was doing were hidden from the wise and prudent and revealed them to the babes. The babes He was talking about in the passage were the disciples who were novices, the untrained and unlearned people. Fishermen and a bunch of people who could be considered to be at the lower class of the society (1 Corinthians 1:26-29).
This same thing is still happening today. There are people who believe they know more, when It comes to theology, but God has not revealed Himself to them. In all the moves of God, there had never been people who claimed to know or have the knowledge of God who had ever spearheaded a great move of God. The reason being that, the knowledge which they have acquired would not allow them to embrace the new move of God.
If anyone has started talking about knowledge that plays down the move of God; the power of God, and he is trying to put more emphasis on regimentation and orderliness than the predisposition or sensitivity or responsiveness to the Holy Spirit; you should be wary or watchful of him or her. You might need to give a gap to such a person or their teachings.
Peace.
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