" Hidden from the Wise"

 "In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden These things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight."

 LUKE 10 : 21

 One hindrance to hearing a word from God may be our own wisdom. Wisdom, like success, can delude us to think we should take the role of teacher rather student. Our knowledge lulls us into thinking we have sufficient wisdom to meet any challenge. Believing we are wise unaware of how much growth is still required in ourselves.

     The Pharisees were the religious experts of their day. They possessed much information about God, but they had no personal relationship with Him. Their knowledge clouded their view of their condition before God. Jesus thanked His Father that it was not to these "expert" that the Father had revealed spiritual truth, but rather to those were humble and who recognized their need for God's revelation.

     When religious leaders experience spiritual failure, their down fall is often met with surprise. It shouldn't be. Religious people with the most knowledge can easily lead to pride, and pride impedes us from seeking God.

      How do you know if you are a "pharisee"? When you do not have a teachable spirit. When you become defensive if a fellow Christian shares a concern about your spiritual condition. When you do not seek to hear from God, believing you already know what He thinks. When you feel that you are capable of helping others in their spiritual lives, your actions and pinns others thinking that was right for you and in the sight of God. But no one teach you anything. Don't allow the limited knowledge you now have to blind you to the great truths God still wants to reveal to you. Next time make it straight so we can run the race that is in us.