Ralph A. Chambers's Comments

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RALPHIE! 
YOU ARE ELEVEN MONTHS AHEAD OF DOREEN. WE WERE THE SAME AGE FOR A MONTH. APRIL 11 TO MAY28.
MAY WE NEVER BE SPLIT UP AGAIN, THROUGH THICK AND THIN.
WHO KNOWS, BUT THE SON? ONLY THE SON KNOWS. WHAT DO YOU KNOW? DO YOU KNOW THE SON? WHO TO KNOW IS LIFE ETERNAL! (May 28)
 
“Only The Son Knows”
 
"My Father has given me all things. No person knows the Son—only the Father knows the Son. And no person knows the Father—only the Son knows the Father. And the only people that will know about the Father are those people the Son chooses to tell." — Matthew 11:27 (ERV)
Key Thought:
The New Testament makes strong and exclusive claims for Jesus. These claims are not based just upon the conclusions of men, but go back to several powerful claims of Jesus. While these claims are most clearly seen in the Gospel of John (the "I Am" statements of Jesus and the emphasis on the Son's knowing and doing the Father's will), they occur in the other Gospels as well. In this statement, Jesus is claiming to be the only one to really know the Father and his will. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks as one who has authority, making clear the will of God. As he leaves the earth, he does so with all authority—in both the spiritual realm ("in heaven") and in the physical realm ("on earth"). The bottom line for Jesus' followers is what we do in response to Jesus as Lord. What we believe about him and who we believe him to be determine everything of lasting and eternal value in our lives.
Today's Prayer:
Sacrificial Father, thank you for sending Jesus so I could know you and your will. Your love and kindness in sending him has given me confidence that when I stand before you in judgment, it will be to hear you say, "This is my child, whom I love, and in whom I am well pleased." For this hope and assurance, I offer you my praise, my life, and my all. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.