"And He said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven"(Matthew 18:3).
What did Jesus mean when He spoke those words? Did He mean, act clingy, dependent, too trusting, eager, believing? Well yes to all of the above. Children posses all of these things and that is what Jesus wants most from us as we grow in Him. It's a paradox really, as we mature in Christ we are challenged to be childlike in our faith-what?
Sin and its deceitfulness has really done us in as humans. We really believe that we can get along just fine with our independent selves. Pretending that we got it all together, until the hole in our heart becomes so large we couldn't live enough lifetimes to fill it. Yet we try and we try, until matters grow worse and even then we won't convert. Why do we do this? Why do we keep moving in the opposite direction of the road to salvation? I am glad that question has come up again-so let me try to deliberate.
The issues of this world is rooted in rebellion, it's been going on since Genesis. Our Creator and His wisdom has allowed us to go our own way and everyday we are bombarded with our rebellious choices or someone else's. When it comes to things of God we are callous, but when it comes to pleasing self we are as soft as a rose petal. That's something to think about.
God has/does pursue us through His Son. When He captures our hearts He works unceasingly in them to fashion in us childlike faith. Faith that is dependent on Him. Faith that trusts Him. Faith that clings to His love. Faith that is eager for His presences. Faith that believes every word He speaks to us. Yes, this is His desire, this is His misson.
Father, we forget sometimes what it means to even be a child, now You are calling us to become like a one? We want to do things on our own, we don't want anyone tell us what to do, let alone even think of being challenged to believe like a child-it's sounds so gullible. Yet, this is Your desire for all those who accept Your Son as their personal Savior and Lord. You want us to grow in this child-like faith. So today we ask that You will convert our hearts and make our faith like a childs. Help us to live everyday and everyway, in this faith so we can enter into the kingdom of heaven. In Jesus name, Amen.
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