About a week ago I had started making everyone sit down for dinner. I was really tired, it had been a long day between the kids and the house chores. I really didn't sleep the night before. I had become irritable and I just started to get mad about everything. Well, out of no where my son said "Mommy, God don't like it when your mad." In an instant I was stopped in my tracks and excused myself to pray.
Children have the kind of "Childlike faith" God wants us to have.
Matthew 18:1-5
About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Which of us is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" Jesus called a small child over to him and put the child among them. Then he said "I assure you, unless you turn from your sins and become as little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.
We need to not be childish but Childlike! Meaning have humble and sincere hearts. Like children we must have a guileless trust in God.
We must have faith in God. Believe that he can do anything. We must not let our education stand in the way of the faith we need to believe in Jesus. We need to be totally dependable on God like an infant is dependable on their mother!
Some people believe in science. What they don't realize is science is constantly changing. They only believe in what they see. Does science ever forgive them?
Does science ever promise a wonderful afterlife with no pains, worries, and so forth? No! Science, life, man made things, humanity is all consistently changing, but God's Word never does!
Mark 14:31
Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will remain forever.
The bible is a book of truth about the past and the future. It is our lifeline.
We must believe everything in it. We must believe that Jesus really died for us. We must thank Him for the cross. If we believe we will not be surprised on what is yet to come, because Jesus himself warned us!
Mark 13:23
Watch out! I have warned you!
So are you going to be childish? Meaning arguing about who is better, or other meaningless things. Or are you going to be childlike? To come to God with sincere hearts. The choice is up to you, but only one will enter the kingdom of God!
I really like this :) I used to have a hard time remembering to be like this, and sometimes I still do. But it's a really important thing to remember :)
ReplyDeleteGood post :)