Luke 18:15-17
People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place
his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus
called the children to
him and said, “Let the little children come
to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little
child will never enter it.”
Today I wanted my devotion to be about children as today is
my son’s 4th birthday.
The Bible tells us that not only are we to bring children to
Christ, but that we are to receive the kingdom of God like a little child in
order to enter. So what does that
mean? If I use my son as an example, I
think it becomes clear. A child does not
always obey their parents perfectly. As
a parent, I get frustrated when my son does not listen to me. I’m sure the same is true with our Heavenly
Father when we do not listen to him.
That being said, if I am out and about with my son and scene
danger, I can tell him firmly that he needs to listen to me and he’s going
to. A parent will watch out for their
child and the child feels safe with the parent and does not question them. Our Heavenly Father is also watching out for
us. If we become like a child, we are
not going to question what He has told us.
Children are certainly not perfect and God does not expect
us to be perfect. He does want what is
best for us though and wants us to love and obey him.
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