“Only one Master”

            Matthew 11:25–27 ²⁵At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; ²⁶yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. ²⁷All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

            Isn’t it just awesome that we get to worship our Lord?  It’s great that we have such a wonderful, great and awesome Lord who deserves to be worshiped if for no other reason than the awesome gift of salvation He has bestowed on all believers.

            The only wisdom in this world is the one who has mastered the word of God.  I’m sure some might disagree with me on this analogy.  There are certainly those who might claim to be masters of God’s word, most of which might show you their degrees in theology.  Of course there are also many who do not read or study God’s word and think they are wise and even think they are wiser than God’s word.  But I stick to what I believe.  The only wisdom in this world comes from the one who has mastered God’s word and that is Jesus Christ.

            Jesus is the only wisdom in this world as He is the only person who has mastered God’s word.  I am not saying that there is no one who knows God’s word, certainly there are many who do know of God’s word, but there are no masters except one.  Jesus Christ the master of God’s word is thanking His Father Lord of heaven and earth that He has hidden all things from those who are conceited in what they think they know, that is, the self acclaimed wise.  Jesus is also thanking His Father that all is revealed to all of those who are humbled like a child who know that they do not know all things and certainly are not masters of anything.  Once all is revealed a child will remain humbled because they know they have not mastered the knowledge revealed to them.

            Who stays a child forever?  My wife might call out my name as one who is still a child, but the truth is like the rest of the world I am still a teenager.  Yes an old teenager, but the fact remains once we became teenagers we never stopped rebelling against God no matter how old we got.  Of course an adult, that is, one who has fully matured would not rebel, but which of us can claim to be a fully matured adult?  Saying we are a fully matured adult would be like saying we have no sin. (1 John 1:8)

            Matthew 11:28–30 ²⁸Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

            We look at taking our Lord Jesus Christ’s yoke and seldom think of it as something easy or that it is a light burden.  The truth is that our Lord Jesus Christ’s yoke is our salvation and what could be easier to take than something we do not have to work for because it is a Gift Christ has willingly given us?  Christ then talks about His burden which He has taken the weight of all of our burden of sin upon Himself and therefore made our burden light.  Christ has taken on our entire burden and this would appear to make His burden heavy.  However, it is His love for the Father and for us that make that burden He has lightened for us to be light for Him too.

            This is great and awesome; this is why it is so great that we get to worship our Lord and Savior.  Christ has done all of the work for our salvation, and now He calls us to learn from Him.  What shall we learn?  We should learn of His great love, want, and will for us all, that is for believers and those He is working to help become believers.  Our Father in heaven has given us His wisdom mastered in His Holy Scripture for us to glean all the joy He wants us to have through it.  But it’s like the old adage, “God inspired a Book, sent them to Sunday School, show them your love, and they still rebel and learn nothing.  We are certainly not the masters of God’s word.   However…

            Zechariah 9:11–12 ¹¹As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.  ¹²Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.

            The great news is Christ is the master of God’s word and through mastering God’s word Christ has brought us God’s love.  Christ mastered God’s word and bought us out of the bondage of sin and the law.  And, Christ mastered God’s word and gave us the gift of salvation through His very own body and blood.  Isn’t it great?  We get to worship our Lord.  We have much to thank our God for because He brings us joy in this life, Christ brings us salvation for the next life, and through the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit we will receive a joy restored double through a true eternal relationship and life with our God.  Amen.