Matthew 11:25-27 (Wednesday, July 18, 2007)

Jesus Christ in this gospel is not against our desire to know more. He has given us the intellectual capacity to learn. What Jesus Christ is against is that intellectual power that becomes prideful. We all know many theologians who are so intelligent and smart. This is a good thing. However, they think they can figure out everything about Jesus, God and the Bible with their intellectual knowledge. Some of them do not even have faith. The scholars of the law at the time of Jesus were very smart, yet they failed to recognize the presence of Jesus among them; they failed to understand his mission. The twelve who was first understood this message were not the most learned but they were open.

What is important is to be open to Jesus in faith so that he will teach us. It is this openness that will lead us to know Jesus Christ as the Son of God. Knowing Jesus Christ as the Son, is also knowing the Father, because is the one who reveals the Father. The Son has so much power – power over sin and death. As he says in the gospel, all things have been handed over to him by the Father. Knowing him, we can be rest assured that we are in good hands and he will take full and good control of our lives.