Let the children
come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are
like these children. I assure you, anyone who does not have their kind of
faith will never get into the Kingdom of God.
My young grandson, Noah, once asked me the “T”
question. “Granddad, what is the
trinity?” This inquiry taught me a lot
about childlike faith.
When Noah was a
little guy, I often kept him while his Mother worked. He loved to put together jigsaw puzzles. While completing these puzzles, I talked to
him about God. I must have used the word trinity in one conversation. His inquisitive little mind went into action,
and he asked that dreaded question. I
took a deep breath and started to explain the essence of God to a child. After I had finished my explanation, he said,
“So you are saying that God is one person, but he is also three persons.” I said, yes.
He paused to ponder only momentarily and then said. “OK” and proceeded
to put the next piece in the puzzle. His
demeanor said; the question was answered, no need to talk further, let’s get on
with the puzzle.
What made it so
easy for Noah to accept this truth that adults have labored to understand for
centuries? I think there might be a very
simple answer to this question. He did
not believe that his granddad would lie to him.
Of course, he did not understand how this could be true, but he trusted
the one that told him. Is it much
different for us adults and our heavenly Father? The integrity of the one
making a promise validates its legitimacy.
The character of God is the basis of every word spoken in the
Bible. God is good; he is kind, and
just, and trustworthy. God does not lie
to us.
Many have
desired to enter into the Kingdom of God, but the door to enter into this realm
is and has always been childlike faith.
Great minds have sought to understand the unsearchable riches of Christ,
but without this simple faith, their intellect has proven to be a hindrance. A little child taught me what Jesus meant
when he said, “For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these
children.”
Ken
Barnes the author of “The Chicken Farm and Other Sacred Places” YWAM Publishing
Email: kenbarnes737@gmail.com
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