I can remember when my children were toddlers, to get them off a swing set or down from some other high level, I would hold out my arms and say “jump”, I’ll catch you. When I said that, I had to be ready to catch him because it would no more be out of my mouth before he was sailing through the air into my arms. He never paused to think, or wondered if I could catch him, or considered what would happen if I missed him, or doubted my sincerity, or hesitated for any reason. Daddy said jump, he jumped with joy.
“Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13). Jesus said in Matthew 18:3, “except ye come as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven”. He’s talking about the same childlike faith a child demonstrates when he dives into your arms; no pausing, no wondering, no considering, no doubts, no hesitation. When Jesus says “come”, jump into His arms, He will not fail you.
Romans 8:15&16 says, we have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father…..that we are the children of God. “Abba Father” translates into our “Papa”, or “Daddy”. The scriptures make it clear that our Heavenly Father wants us to have the closeness of a simple childlike faith in our relationship with him.
This childlike relationship also applies to forgiveness for our sins. My children never brought something broken to me and asked what caused it to fail, or blamed the breakage or the manufacturer, or poor quality materials or workmanship. They never asked for an explanation or an opinion, nor offered one; they simply held it up and said “fix it Daddy”. Sometimes we need to stop trying to explain our failures and problems to God and just ask Him to “fix it”.
“Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13). Jesus said in Matthew 18:3, “except ye come as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven”. He’s talking about the same childlike faith a child demonstrates when he dives into your arms; no pausing, no wondering, no considering, no doubts, no hesitation. When Jesus says “come”, jump into His arms, He will not fail you.
Romans 8:15&16 says, we have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father…..that we are the children of God. “Abba Father” translates into our “Papa”, or “Daddy”. The scriptures make it clear that our Heavenly Father wants us to have the closeness of a simple childlike faith in our relationship with him.
This childlike relationship also applies to forgiveness for our sins. My children never brought something broken to me and asked what caused it to fail, or blamed the breakage or the manufacturer, or poor quality materials or workmanship. They never asked for an explanation or an opinion, nor offered one; they simply held it up and said “fix it Daddy”. Sometimes we need to stop trying to explain our failures and problems to God and just ask Him to “fix it”.
