"And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea." -Matthew 18:5
Have you ever shared your testimony with someone and they said something like, "Oh, that's stupid. Why on earth would you believe that was God? That's just mere coincidence. It's so obvious. Why are you so gullible?"
"But I know it was true!" you say.
But still, the sting of their words sticks with us. It happens all the time.
There was a time when I was dating a boy who was a Christian, but he didn't believe my testimony was true that God used the symbol of a rainbow to bring me back to Him. But the simple fact was, when it happened, it saved my life.
We live in an unbelieving world, a world without hope. But we are called to be the light and hope in a dying world. The scripture clearly warns about those who try to distort and steal the faith of those who are full of faith - that it would be better for them to be drowned in the sea. That is how jealous God is of his children who understand and know Him; those who have a childlike faith.
Don't let the world steal from you. You are deserving of the things God has intended for you. And the experiences you've had with God have not been figments of your imagination. Keep them close to you. And let God be made proud with your "childlike faith."
"I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers? I will cover my mouth with my hand. I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say." -Job 40: 4&5
Have you ever marveled at the greatness God? There are so many
things that I cannot understand or comprehend. My human mind just can't process it.
For instance, I cannot comprehend:
- How God knows each of us, intimately and personally; how he knows the number of hairs on each of our heads (Luke 12:7)
- How He created the world, simply by speaking (Genesis 1:9-12)
- How God created the universe, all of the planets and millions of stars (Genesis 1:14-17)
- How God created people - in His image - with the most complex body system of any other living creature on earth (Genesis 2:7)
- How God parted the Red Sea on behalf of the Israelites (Exodus 14)
- How He created Jesus, and Jesus, through Himself, gave us the power to overcome death (Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20)
I suppose that is why we need faith - to overcome our natural mind.
"For the LORD Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the
earth." Psalm 47:2
Does your faith surpass the things you may not
understand? This childlike trust on our part reveals our place in the
kingdom of heaven. (Matt 18:3) Decide to believe & trust Him
today.
