Faith Like a Child

"Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not recieve the kingdom of God as a little Child will by no means enter it. And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them. "


Maybe knowledge about Jesus doesn't quite equal closeness with Jesus. I spend alot of my time wishing I knew more, more about the bible, more about apologetics, more about theology..but maybe my perspective needs to be changed. Jesus saw something amazingly unique in these little childrens heart. He saw purity, He saw trust. They required nothing to be done for them before they approached their savior, they didn't need to have any question answered, they just came. If I were to put myself in this scene, sadly enough the majority of my time would be spent not close to Jesus, but afar off. Oh believe you me I'd be within hearing distance, with my notebook out. I'd be taking notes on how he acted around specific people, I'd have prophecy written down that he had already spoke, I'd have half of the sermon on the mount memorized. But would I be close to him, nope.

The next verse in Luke states that he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them. These little children saw Jesus as so approachable, Love emitted from him, peace was rooted within him. I think alot of Christians today are up on the hill with me. They see Jesus, they're learning alot, but they arn't approaching him often enough. Knowlege is an interesting thing. It's a good thing, but knowing alot about Christianity won't deepen our relationship with Jesus. So here's to climbing down the hill, falling into Jesus's arms, and sitting in his lap like a child. Growing up in knowledge is not the same as growing up in Jesus. In everything I've understood to this point, the one fact I stand on is that I'll never understand it all.