Seeking to be right only leads to self-righteousness. Seeking to be humble results in a knowledge of the truth. Jesus reveals truth to the humble of heart, and therefore, the only way to be “right” is through humility. For example, Jesus used parables and hid truth in them so that people with prideful (hard) hearts couldn’t receive the truth. Why? Because they would reject the truth and be held even more accountable for it and receive a more severe judgment (Luke 12:47-48). It’s like what Rick Joyner says, that “God judges [people, nations etc.] not according to the amount of evil embraced, but according to the amount of light rejected.” So it’s God’s mercy to use parables so that the prideful would not receive as severe of a judgment for rejecting the truth contained in them. This is why Jesus hid truth in mysteries so that only the humble of heart were able to hear and understand the truth. Check out this week’s message if you would like to learn more about how Humility is a prerequisite for understanding truth.
