The disciples, like us, really never copped on to what following Christ was all about. They were fully expecting Jesus to set up His kingdom on earth and they thought that they would surely be His cabinet.
One day they asked Jesus, “Who is going to be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” It must have shocked them when Jesus drew a child to Him and said, “the greatest in the kingdom of heaven is one who is as humble as this child.”
The greatest are, in reality, those who put have the humility to trust Him completely. Absolute trust requires absolute humility and children are the perfect example of that. It is child-faith that allows our child to not fret about the bills, food on the table, or how to get through difficult times. Our children have he humility to just trust. The greatest test of how we are doing in God’s kingdom is our ability to trust Him.
Can we, like children, have the child-faith humility that lets us know that we can trust God no matter what, no matter how hard it gets, no matter what we can see? Child-faith is never easy, because we are so proud that we think we know what is best.
Oh God, give me child-faith from a heart of humility.
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