Watch the video, and then contemplate the words Jesus spoke:
“At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.”
- Matthew 11:25
Boy, do we adults ever make things difficult! We have to study and catalog. We need to cross-reference, count, and correlate. We get wrapped up in confirming each and every miracle, confirming just how many people the 5,000 actually were, and confirming that all the prophesies were fulfilled by Jesus. There is nothing wrong in doing any of those things… as long as it deepens our relationship with our Lord and Savior. If it keeps us focused on satisfying our “learned” explanation of Jesus (and God), then it is paralysis by analysis, and that is just an empty promise… not the abundant, Spirit filled life that a real relationship with Jesus brings.
Here are the lyrics of the song that most every little child in Sunday school knows:
Jesus loves me! This I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak but He is strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
We are ALL weak… except when we belong to Jesus. In Him we are healed; in Him we are strong! And we know this how? Why because the Bible (God’s Word) tells us so. Jesus explained in very simple terms how to come to God:
“He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
- Matthew 18:2-4
My prayer for myself is that I always remember to humble myself like a child… so I can belong to Jesus, and not be so adult and learned that the glory of God is hidden from me. Children get it! Children don’t need a word like “theology”… let alone even know what it means. Children have not yet had the world convince them that they are equal to, if not greater than, God.
So… play the video again. Can you sing along? The words aren’t hard. Can you sing with joy and absolute certainty… like a child? I hope someday to run into the Father’s arms, and have Him lift me up and swing me around while He beams with joy and says: “Well done my child! It’s good to have you home!” The awesome news is that God wants to greet every one of us like that. Come celebrate the fact that Jesus loves us at worship.
Your brother in Christ,
Dave
Hey Dave and fellow Messiah's children. I am a Child of God as are EACH OF YOU! Praise the Lord as some of the more exuberant church goers may say!
ReplyDeleteWow- what an awesome worship service! It is definitely amazing to worship with children because you can feel the joy and purity of their praise. I hope we all are willing to "make a joyful noise to the Lord" with the sincerity of a child.
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ReplyDeleteIndeed! The exuberance is uplifting!
My pastor several years ago told me about an older lady who after a while told him, "I've finally figured you out. You *really believe* God *really* loves you!"
I had been feeling low at the time, useless and unworthy, and needed the reminder. It is amazing to just let the knowledge and then the experience of His love wash over me like a waterfall.
When you tell a person (or God) every day you love him/her, it becomes such a part of yourself and helps build more love and appreciation. We need also to listen to Him tell us, to hear and realize that it is true!!!!! Jesus Loves Me!
I was there when the children were singing that morning. They really were uplifting and joyful. Keep it up - all you children (and adults, too)!!
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