At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
A step without Jesus is a step into the unknown…
If I take the next step of my life and leave Jesus behind…I stumble into a world of possibilities, many which are treacherous and destructive.
Like…”God doesn't own me”
Or…”There are many paths to eternity besides Jesus”
On and on…
How does it happen? Well, in the “unknown”, the world of possibilities, we will stretch any explanation to cover the things we don’t understand…not having any idea whether it contains a shred of truth…because it’s unknown. It only has to “make sense”.
On the other hand…walking with Jesus allows us to see everything around us by the light of His presence. Nothing is left hidden. Nothing is subject to misunderstanding.
How? “No one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him”. When the Spirit of Jesus enters our lives he “guides us into all truth”.
The world is curious about God…but not very well informed…which explains all the half-baked theological assertions. The world doesn’t know any better. Some people prefer the unknown because they prefer to fabricate their own reality. It might be exciting, but very risky as well.
It is through Jesus that we move from the unknown to the known. It’s as simple as that. I suggest we don’t countenance any other path. How do we know when we’ve discovered it? “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
We will find rest for our souls…
Live boldly out there today…
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