Let the Children Come to Me

Yesterday I was able to use the two carved linoleum pieces to make my clay bird. I need to make another one as it did not turn out so well. Although it is super promising! 

“Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” Mark 10:14-15

My husband Luigi is very popular with children. When kids see him, they run to him,  eager to play, wanting to be hugged tight. What is it about children that delighted God? Jesus said in Mark 10, “Let the children come to me, do not stop them from approaching me for the Kingdom belongs to such as these." 

If only we could be more like little children and run to Him who loves us! Sometimes we hide from Him because we feel guilty, or because we disagreed with something we read in the Bible, or because we think we have all the time in the world. God can wait. But children, they don't like waiting, do they? Perhaps that's why God wants us to be like kids. 

Children are eager. They are persistent. They are teachable. They are waiting to be amazed, they want to be amazed. When was the last time we were amazed at what God has done? When was the last time we read something in the Bible and our heart leapt? If we are more childlike, less dependent on our own set ways, God will reveal the treasures in His Kingdom that He hides from those who are wise in their own eyes! 

Lord, may I be like a child, dependent on You! Eager to be fed from the Master's hand!