11/27 Matthew 11:27

²⁷ All 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.

Jesus expressed His uniqueness in this verse. Coming from anyone else it would sound like the ravings of an ego maniac. But when you see the person who made such a claim healing every disease brought to Him, speaking such marvelous expressions, and commanding the elements of nature, you have to listen and consider that it is true. God the Father has handed over to Jesus all things!

The next claim is just as staggering. "No one knows the Son except the Father'" We could all say that no one knows us like God does, but Jesus is saying more than that. He is declaring that the only One that truly knows Him is God. He has been with God throughout eternity (John 1:1-2). The immeasurable riches of the Son's nature are only known by the Father.

Perhaps most important of all is the final expression "and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." No one knows God except Jesus. However, Jesus can reveal God to whomever He chooses. At this point in Jesus' ministry, the disciples did not know the way that Jesus was going make for us to be able come to the Father. It would be through Jesus' sacrifice of Himself for us. Those to whom He chooses to reveal the Father are those who receive His gracious gift of forgiveness. We begin to see an increasing revelation of the Father in the life and attributes of Jesus.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you for revealing the Father to us. Help us love Him more and more. Help us receive an increasing revelation of Him through Your life and the Word.