1. Matthew 11:27 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does Jesus' invitation reveal about his relationship with God the Father?

Matthew 11:27 (ESV)

27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

Jesus has a special relationship with the Father. He was always with the Father. There is a self-enclosed world of Father and Son that is opened to others only by the revelation provided by the Son.1 He knows the Father’s intentions (John 1:18). And God the Father has charged him with the execution of the plan of redemption. He has come to do what Father wants (Matthew 11:27). Only those he invites can be saved.