Matthew 11; Verses 25-27; Babes to Adults; Milk to Meat; Growing as a Christian

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(Matthew 11:25-27) "At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

(Christ just got done laying the down 2x4 to the cities that rejected the Gospel because they could not and did not repent. The word hid concealed because of that. One cannot and will not understand God's Word without repentance through belief in who Christ says He is, and what He came to do. The wise and prudent means skilled in the world, of the flesh. Wise in their own eyes).

(Babes = very young as an infant. Like saying teach me to their Father (parent) not being wise in their own eyes. Babes are also on the milk, they had just learned salvation).

Furthermore, Like that baby opening up their eyes to a whole knew world after darkness inside the womb. So it is spiritually, we begin to see, hear, smell, touch, and taste in progression as we grow. These senses are used up and down God's Word like eyes to see, and ears to hear. Touching and tasting bad fruit etc. and the list goes on.

Because your spirit is the intellect of your soul, the senses in your mind to come to make decision. Soul = yourself. The Holy Spirit comes to us and our intellect working on them senses. These are exact definitions.

Let's move further on from babes (infant) here. Anything beyond the salvation message is the meat of the Word, growing up (besides water baptism and the resurrection). That's where you want to get. Not being able to be deceived with satan and his followers putting one past you. Naturally, them three things concerning salvation are the foundation of Christianity and Christian doctrine (Hebrews 6:1-3).

Reference: (Hebrews 5:13-14) 13"For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

(In God's Word. Righteousness through Christ and the law He kept. So, we pick up our cross and get moving, the law is there for correction. I would hope so, unless they are making it up as they go along. They don't get it because they don't know the difference between serving the law and serving Christ).

14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age (wanting nothing to complete them in the sense they are grown up), even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."

(This should not dissuade anyone, get down on yourself but it's time to go to the next level. Let's be can-do).

(The word exercise from the Greek is gymnazō. Where we get the English word Gymnasium. Studying God's Word verse by verse your going to go through mind fitness training with the Holy Spirit, it is a beautiful thing. During this training there is going to be neighsayers who say you can't do it. Christ just referred to them. Don't do it to prove them wrong, do it for Christ. We are not spiteful believers. Serving Christ is the motivation. If that is not the motivation in you then really trying to prove them wrong your still trying to please man, thus serving man).

Paul touching on this once again in I Corinthians 2:6:

6"Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:"

(The word perfect means complete. To them that of full age. He had just got done explaining the prior five verses he first came to them with salvaiton. And yes, laying down the church there at Corinthians).

But we dig deep. Like we would in a workout getting them extra reps in, no pain, no gain. But every time you feel that pain in God's Word your being exercised and strengthened. Let's stick with it. This is not some 6 day diet, a quick fix, a "New Years resolution." No, with that attitude we are already at self-defeat, and not being can-do.

Reference:

(I Corinthians 2:10-12) "But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely (salvation and spiritual gifts) given to us of God."
Babes can and begin to eat meat between 7-10 months. They gag at first it takes a little while to stomach it as well. It takes some getting used to and learning to like it (correction is coming, chastisement, because our Father loves). Then they begin to depend on it, that protein and fuel. The meat of the word is wisdom, understanding, thus prudence from the eyes of the Lord. Brain food. Let's keep our heart right in the process always will to learn. And of course, we begin to appreciate our Father when we realize how much He has fed us when getting to the meat, and thankful for it. As we appreciate a good meal and give thanks for it. We can also see the complete depravity here of those who are not even thankful for their food they eat from the Lord's creation. The twisted self-entitlement that comes from idolatry. Loving the things of the world over God. Everything pure begins at salvation, stay on that path.

Okay, back to Matthew 11:26-27:

26Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

(Approved of it. Well yes, they have a choice to make).

27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him."

(Because Christ is Immanuel God with us. The image of the invisible God. God in the role of savior. God in the flesh).

Amen †