“I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it” (Mark 10:15 NLT).
People were bringing their children to Jesus to be blessed by Him. But the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus noticed, He became indignant and told them to let the little children come to Him. Then, He made an important point that there was something about little children that actually made them more apt to enter the kingdom of God than adults. What was this childlike quality?
Perhaps it is because children have not yet been marred by the pride and prejudice that adulthood brings. They are still humble and teachable, open-minded and trusting. They are drawn to Jesus without any fleshly hindrance. Take a survey of people in your church, asking them at what age they became a follower of Jesus. And you will find that most of them believed when they were young. The older we get, the more the heart begins to harden.
Having faith as a little child to follow Jesus, means trusting in Him entirely for every need and care. It means humbly bowing our will to Him to call Him Lord and Savior. Do you have faith as a little child?
PRAYER: Dear Father, we have gladly humbled ourselves as a little child to follow Your Son, Jesus. He is worthy of our trust and our worship. Strengthen us this day to tell others of the joy of knowing and following Him. In Jesus’ name, amen.