My second most thankful thing

I am most thankful for Jesus Christ. Hands down this is the thing that I am most thankful for in this world, the fact that God sent His only Son to die on a cross for my sins. That God loved me so much He did this knowing I could not and would not repay Him for such a perfect sacrifice.
But it's my second most thankful thing that I focus on more, I am thankful for the fact that I don't have to be a scholar, have an IQ off the charts or do any type of special study to know the truths involved in God's Word and God's Works. You see so many things in this world depend on our knowledge and our capacity to learn but this one thing does not. We gain glimpses of God and His Word best through obedience. I'll admit there have been times when I would prefer to read and study for hours than obey completely the promptings of the Holy Spirit, but afterwards every time I have been completely thankful for the opportunity to be obedient.
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. Matthew 11:25
Jesus is saying that He praised and thanked His Father for hiding the things of His Word from the wise and learned and revealing them to little children. In other words if a child will respond to the Holy Spirit and simply obey they will have more revealed to them from God than a philosophy major who simply studies the Word all day long. How awesome is that to know that God designed things for my good, for me to be able to fully understand His will for my life by obeying. I don't have to break down the whole New Testament, memorize 20 verses a week, or even study the Word for hours a day. All we have to do is be obedient, then our study times in the Word will become much more efficient and meaningful.
As a kid I remember a family that lived accross the street from us a few houses down. There was a little older man who would drive by and visit with them regularly, he was a deacon at our church. His name was Mr. Leggett and he was one of the neatest and strongest Christians I ever knew. The one thing that blew my mind one day was the fact that he had quit school in the 4th grade to help out his family, he had already been held back a few times all because he could not read. Here he was in my opinion one of the most godly, scripture knowing men I would ever meet and he couldn't even read, how was this so? Through obedience he had gained knowledge from God to face life and to be an awesome witness for Jesus Christ. THat is what it means when Jesus said you have hidden these things from the wise and learned but revealed them to babes. Mr. Legget in the world's eyes, on our scale of wisdome was not even on the scale to register, in God's eyes he was full and overflowing with wisdom because of his simple obedience.
Thanks for reading and have an awesome weekend!