God Must Reveal Himself! Matthew 11-13

 Matthew 11:25-27 (ESV)

25 At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; 26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

God Must Reveal Himself 

Before we look at the above verses, note what Jesus will say a little later in Mathew:

Matthew 13:14-15 (ESV)

14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:

“‘“You will indeed hear but never understand,

and you will indeed see but never perceive.”

15 For this people's heart has grown dull,

and with their ears they can barely hear,

and their eyes they have closed,

lest they should see with their eyes

and hear with their ears

and understand with their heart

and turn, and I would heal them.’

Let’s see, also, the writer of Hebrews words:

Hebrews 8:10 (ESV)

10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel

after those days, declares the Lord:

I will put my laws into their minds,

and write them on their hearts,

and I will be their God,

and they shall be my people.

There are people who will hear the Gospel of Christ, scoff and go on their way.  There will be people who hear the Gospel and allow it to give them some interest in their life and then they will fade away.  It is God who must reveal and sustain His word in our lives.  This is the entire point of Matthew 13, where Jesus tells the parable of the sower and the seed.   God must reveal Himself to us before we will follow Him.   He has hidden Himself from those He wishes and revealed Himself to those He chooses.