Childlike Faith
Matthew 18:1-4
1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
2He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
2He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
I am always in awe at the simplicity of my children's faith. We were in the car the other day listening to a song by This Beautiful Republic called "Beautifully Broken" when Micah asked, "Momma, what does it mean to be beautifully broken?" Wow, this question took my breath away. At first I thought,...what a young theologian he is at 4 years old! Then I started to explain to him how everyone is broken in some way and that Jesus came to fix us. There is a beauty to our brokeness because of what He did on the cross.... "Like when Daddy fixes my toys?" Micah replied...
It's that simple. No wonder Jesus said we should come to him like little children. I remember how untainted we were as children....
how much we trusted,
how easily we forgave,
how uncomplicated it all was as a child....
As adults, we make it so complicated, don't we?
I love to see God through my children's eyes and to see their love for Him. There is a softness, an innocence and a simplicity about it that the world, that Christians, that "the churched" take away from it with all the legalism and our own human "adult" nature.
I have been blessed recently with a favorite song called "By Your Side"...listening to this song reminds me of the simplicity of faith and the desire Jesus has for us to come to him as "his" children.
