Pam Padgett ... teacher
After Jesus had taught and done many miracles in cities that did not
repent, He rebuked them, warning them of the judgment to come ...
Matthew 11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of
his mighty works were done, because they repented not: 21 Woe unto thee,
Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were
done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented
long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I say unto you, It shall be more
tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. 23
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought
down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had
been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I say
unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the
day of judgment, than for thee.
And Jesus thanked the Father that the
mighty works He had done were hidden from the wise and prudent. While these things were hidden from the wise and
prudent, they were revealed to babes ...
Matthew 11:25 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. 26 Even
so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
It stood out to me that Jesus thanked the Father for hiding the mighty works He had done from the wise and prudent. Jesus knew that the works He did being hidden from the wise and prudent, and revealed to
babes, was all according to what was good in the sight of the Father.
Jesus submitted Himself to what was good in the sight of the Father,
being thankful to the Father that His will was done.