In the Gospel reading Jesus said to His disciples: Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” (Mark 10:14-15) In another verse Jesus said: “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:3)
Jesus Christ did not come to give us another Religion. As some believe, He did not come to only give us an assurance of going to heaven when we die. Jesus accomplished a far greater work for mankind on the Cross of Calvary. Through His sacrifice He has prepared the way for all mankind to freely enter into the Kingdom of God and be one with Jesus Christ in the Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17) by grace through faith. We already touched upon this in the earlier posts of the month.
In today's reading Jesus teaches us about how we can enter the Kingdom of God by using the illustration of a child. In John 3:1-16, Jesus taught us that we need to have another birth by the Spirit of God to enter His Kingdom. Another way of looking at this truth is to acknowledge that we must look to God alone to perform this great work of Salvation. There is nothing we can do in ourselves. Truly, our church attendance, acts of devotion, prayers, fasting, social service and rituals are incapable of providing us entry into the Kingdom of God. As little children who are completely dependent on their parents for everything, we too are completely dependent on God for our Salvation and entry into His Kingdom. David captured this truth perfectly when he said: Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day. (Psalm 254-:5)
Just like a little child is completely dependent on the mother's breast to live we too must be completely dependent on God and look to Him alone to be our Savior and Source of every good thing.
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