What? Like a Child?
I will start with a simple question.
“receive the kingdom of God like a child”
What is the characteristics of child?
Please write in the comments. Many of you are parents. You know very well… write them in the comments.
- Curious
- Annoying
- No fear
- No worries
- Believe the father’s resource is limitless.
- Careless
- No disciple?
- Total belief
Curious
Very curios about everything. They would like to explore. Even toddlers look around, trying to learn, observe the world with those big curious eyes.
I love my children. And because they are curious and they want to understand, they ask questions. That leads us to Annoying.
Annoying
Yes, kids can be annoying, they keep asking questions. Daddy why is the sky blue, why not green. Why is grass green? Daddy where are we going?
They ask and ask, it is annoying. It is because they are curious that they ask. It might be annoying to you earthly thing. It is never annoying to my daddy, when I ask him. Dad, how does the gravity work? What is life dad? Why did you create me dad? What were doing when Jesus died? How do you feel dad about me? What do you see in me Dad? I keep asking Him. Oh He is patient Daddy. I love You Dad.
No fear..
I will couple with no disciple. It is sometimes hard to disciple kids. They have no fear, they will play with wierd things, with fire. They do not know the fear. In fact it parents teach the kids fear out of selfish laziness. Do not be angry with me. Think about it. Kids know no fear. They know if break something, dad will fix it, so they will break the toy just to see. 🙂
No worries.
I have not seen a kid worry about its evening dinner. Kid doesn’t even think about its need until he has one. Suddenly they will cry, hungry, hungry feed me.
They demand of you. They don’t beg you. They demand of you. They know mommy’s got the food. They know, so worry, just play.
Why then do you worry my children, of what you will eat, drink or clothed with. Don’t we have a Daddy who gives us what we need and even more? Matthew 6:30-31
Believe father’s resources are limitless.
Have you taken your kid on a trip or to market. They will relentlessly ask you, buy me this , buy me that. Let’s go for this ride. They don’t think on money. They think you, have all the resources to buy them anything in the world. They do not know about economy.
Exactly, we have a Father whose resources are limitless. And i do not have to know about the world’s economy. I, we live in the economy of our Father, where streets are paved with gold. We have a limitless Daddy…
No disciple? & Careless,
We coved this in no fear and in no worries. They care not for children have cast their care on their dad.1 Peter 5:7
Total belief.
Once brother, pastor from Australia told a story. He and his brother had their kids play in local park playground.
The daughter of his brother, about 10, is very sportive. She claims a 2 storey  play thing. Pastor and his friend were talking. She calls from top, ‘dad’.
The brother turns to see, what, the moment he turns, she jumps from the two storey high, the brother jumps to catch her. He catches her and falls down. Both are in floor now.
The kid, kisses the dad on cheeks, “super daddy, let’s do it again.” And runs to claim again.
Did you get it. The kid had obsolute trust, faith that her daddy will catch her. She jumped. That is the leap of faith. Everytime I tell this story. I get tears. She had the faith that her daddy will never let her down. She jumped.
Will you, take that step. No matter how many times you fail, your Daddy will be there to catch you. Will you jump, will get out of the boat to walk on water. Will you?
That is faith. Oh my little child, you teach me about faith. Father thank you for my kids.
Be blessed in Jesus mighty Name.
Amen