September 21

"Yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight." Matthew 11:26

"It does not really matter at all," the Lord seemed to be saying, "if the people of Chorazin, Bethsaida, or Capernaum who have received my help do not know me. Not even the misunderstanding of John the Baptist really matters. One thing only is important, and that is that my Father knows me. If the Father knows, then I am satisfied."

The Father knew him; but Jesus adds (verse 27) that he alone knew the Father and could reveal the Father to others. This has a parallel in us his servants. Are you willing to be known through and through by God and by him alone, or do the opinions of those you serve matter more to you? You cannot lead anyone to God if that is what you want. But surely the hostility, the rejection, the misunderstandings matter nothing! It really is sufficient that your Father knows you, and that in return you know him enough to point others to him.