the Son, and lie to whomsoever the Son will reveal liim.
28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and
learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly in heart ; and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is eaaj, and my burden is Ufcht.
There are few passages in the four Gospels more im- portant than this. There are few which contain, in so short a compass, so many precious truths. May God give us an eye to see, and a heart to feel their value !
Let us learn, in the first place, the excellence of a child- like and teachable frame of mind. Our Lord says to His Father, " Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and revealed them unto babes.''
It is not for us to attempt to explain why some receive and believe the Gospel, while others do not. The sovereignty of God in this matter is a deep mystery : we cannot fathom it. But one thing, at all events, stands out in Scripture, as a great practical truth to be had in everlasting remembrance. Those from whom the Gospel is hidden are generally " the wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight/' Those to whom the Gospel is revealed are generally humble, simple- minded, and willing to learn. The words of the Virgin Mary are continually beiug fulfilled, " He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent empty away." (Luke i. 53.)
Let us watch against pride in every shape — pride of intellect, pride of wealth, pride in our own goodness, 13ride in our own deserts. Nothing is so likely to keep a man out of heaven, and prevent him seeing Christ, as pride. So long as we think we are something we shall never be saved. Let us pray for and cultivate humility.
MATTHEW, CHAP. Xj: ^ 117
Let US seek to know ourselves aright, and to find out our place in the sight of a holy God. The beginning of the way to heaven, is to feel that we are in the way to hell, and to be willing to be taught of the Spirit. One of the first steps in saving Christianity is to be able to say with Saul, '^Lord, what wilt thou have me to do T' (Acts ix. 6.) There is hardly a sentence of our Lord's so frequently repeated as this, '^ He that humbleth himself shall be exalted." (Luke xviii. 14.)
Let us learn, in the second place, from these verses, the greatness and majesty of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The language of our Lord on this subject is deep and wonderful. He says, " All things are delivered unto me of my Father : and no man kuoweth the Son save the Father, neither knoweth any man the Father save the Son, and he to whom the Son shall reveal him." We may truly say, as we read these words, " Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it is high, I cannot attain to it." We see something of the perfect union which exists be- tween the first and second Persons of the Trinity. We see something of the immeasurable superiority of the Lord Jesus to all who are nothing more than men But stiU, when we have said all this, we must confess that there are heights and depths in this verse, which are be- yond our feeble comprehension. We can only admire them in the spirit of little children. But the half of them,we must feel, remains untold.
Let us, however, draw from these words the great practical truth, that all power and authority, in every- thing that concerns our soul's interests, is placed in our Lord Jesus Christ's hands. " All things are delivered unto