Thank Father for Revelation

Jesus thanked the Father for hiding truth from the proud and revealing it to little children.

Key Concept

• The seventy-two came back thrilled; Jesus rejoiced and thanked the Father.
• Not for His own status - for who gets let in.

At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.Luke 10:21 NASB1995

• He names the Father Lord of heaven and earth and praises the upside-down economy: hidden from the wise, revealed to little children.
• Pray for His Own later asks the Father to keep and unify believers; this prayer celebrates that the Father chooses who sees.
• Under Free Grace, I did not crack the code by intellect - the Father revealed what I could not earn.
• Humility and Service and childlike hearers; Jesus' Rhythms prayer lane; hub text lives in Jesus' Prayers.

Level 1 - Recognize

Thanking the Father for revelation means Jesus praised God when the seventy-two returned - celebrating who gets let in, not His own status.

Level 2 - Explain

He names the Father Lord of heaven and earth - the upside-down economy hides truth from the wise and reveals it to childlike hearers.

Level 3 - Use

Thank God for understanding you did not earn before you teach what you received - keep the credit on the right side.

Level 4 - Connect

Under Free Grace, I did not crack the code by intellect - the Father revealed what I could not earn.

Level 5 - Create

Pray for His Own later asks the Father to keep and unify believers; this prayer celebrates that ordinary people were let in first.

Examples

• I quoted three commentaries and still missed what a new believer saw - Jesus thanked the Father for revealing truth to the humble.
• My kid asked a simple question about Jesus that stopped me cold - revelation landed through a child while I was performing expertise.

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