What is the meaning of Matthew 11:26? Yes • With a single word Jesus embraces the Father’s choice to “hide these things from the wise and learned and reveal them to little children” (Matthew 11:25). • It is a wholehearted affirmation—no hesitation, no concern about popular opinion. The same ready surrender appears later when He says, “Yet not as I will, but as You will” (Matthew 26:39). • This teaches us that agreement with God’s purposes is the starting point of true understanding (Amos 3:3). Father • By addressing God as “Father,” Jesus highlights their intimate relationship. Earlier He instructed the disciples, “Pray then like this: ‘Our Father in heaven…’” (Matthew 6:9). • The term reminds us that revelation is a family privilege—God shares His heart with His children (John 5:20, “The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does”). • It also underscores divine authority. When the Father decides to veil or unveil truth, that decision stands (Romans 9:18). For this was well-pleasing • The phrase places God’s pleasure at the center of the plan. In Ephesians 1:5 we read that He predestined us “according to His good pleasure.” • God delights in exalting the humble (James 4:6) and confounding human pride (1 Corinthians 1:27). • What seems upside-down to earthly wisdom is exactly right to Him; Isaiah 55:8-9 reminds us His ways are higher than ours. In Your sight • Everything is evaluated from God’s viewpoint, not ours. Proverbs 15:3 says, “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the wicked and the good.” • “In Your sight” stresses accountability—His assessment is the one that counts (2 Corinthians 10:18). • It also comforts: whatever He approves is secure, for “The counsel of the LORD stands forever” (Psalm 33:11). summary Matthew 11:26 shows Jesus joyfully agreeing with the Father’s wise and gracious plan to reveal truth to the humble while confounding human pride. He addresses God as Father, delighting in their relationship. He affirms that the arrangement brings the Father pleasure, and He views the matter entirely from the Father’s perspective. The verse invites us to adopt the same posture—glad assent to God’s will, confidence in His wisdom, and rest in what delights Him. |
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