Matthew 11:25-26- 25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26 Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.
Ah yes the wise and the learned. We see this in life don’t we. When we are kids we’re like a sponge. For kids who respect their parents, what they say is the gospel. Then what happens? We become independent and are capable of making our own determinations and findings. The ears become numb to what we don’t want to hear or how it’s delivered.
I was the smartest in my life at the age of 18. I had it all figured out. I was peaking at my genius capability. And then……….? Reality! My folks weren’t so stupid after all.
It works the same way with God. We all try to take charge instead of being like children and taking what He says as the Gospel. We need to think the way He thinks. The only shot we have to be able to come close on that is to study and obey the Word of God.
The simple answer you already know is, you can’t teach a know-it-all anything.