Working with young children, I have discovered a true secret: God is at work even in very young hearts and minds. The Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these because they believe in things so easily.
All I have to do is tell them that God is Holy, set apart, and perfect. He never makes mistakes. And they believe it. They are willing to believe there is a perfect and Holy God out there who loves them. Not simply because they are naive, but because they have not learned to be skeptical. There is something refreshing about such genuine and childish faith.
One 5 year old girl told me she didn't know God, so I told her that even though she didn't know Him, He knew everything about her. I told her He knew everything she had ever done, and even knew how many hairs were on her head. She was very impressed.
So then I told her that He knew even the naughty things she had done, yet He still loved her, and He sent Jesus to die for her so she could be with God.
"Oh, I love Him! I love God!" She shouted uncontrollably, clearly delighted at this news. Sometimes I think we make it all too complicated, and feel we have to know everything about God, and the mystery of salvation, before we feel we are a "real Christian."
But God made it clear that it is, "By grace through faith that you have been saved, not by works, so that no one can boast." Accept the free gift of salvation today, with a childlike faith, but a heart and mind that are ever-seeking more knowledge of your Father.
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