"Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples: 'Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it." [Luke 18.16-17]
What does it mean to have the faith of a child?
It means trust in someone or something without giving it a second thought.
A daughter, for example, will jump into the father's arms, knowing that he won't drop her. A son won't ponder the risk involved in going to a strange place if he knows Mom and Dad will be there, too. He will simply go.
If only we would be like that with God...
Some of what God asks his people to do has no explanation or obvious benefit, but if we have the faith of a child, that should not matter. We should know that Daddy is strong enough to catch us, and we can assume that he won't take us to a bad place.
What has God asked you to do?
Where has he told you to go?
Take the risk of trusting God the way a child trust his or her parents -- completely and without hesitation.
I wish I could be like a child every day!
# One Year Through the Bible devotional # by Dave Veerman
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