Like a Child with Faith Today
FAITH TOMORROW
There is something very strong with the faith and the confidence that comes in the faith that you are loved—that God has the best plan and the most perfect timing. My faith says He already knew everything I would do and say before I said or did it, and in His planning is also his faithfulness and sovereignty all light is of His Word. God’s word will never return to him empty or void he gets exactly and achieve as intended, no one is to ruin the plans of God.
I often enjoy knowing what it was that Jesus is saying when it comes to the mind of a child that has the faith in its parent/s—the acceptance of the gift and trust in His Word. God is giving a gift; it is not earned, it is given. It is the New Covenant of grace. To be full and accepting of this gift is a beautiful thing, and it is a strength. As I have said a many times, it is love that is the strength, and there is no fear in love because God is love.
The faith I have has me do as I feel God wants, and it does not always feel as I want—but if I have any feeling that it is of God, I do it with no delay. I have faith and love as God has faith in me; I have faith in God. This is the faith and love a child has.
To receive the kingdom of God like a little child
Like a Child with Faith Today FAITH TOMORROW
Mark 10:13-16
People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
Jesus not only permits the children to come to Him but also lifts them as examples of humility, trust, and openness—qualities required of those who would receive His kingdom. Leading up to this scene, the disciples had resisted Jesus’ teachings about His upcoming suffering, emptying, and humiliation
Mark 8:32
He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
Mark 9:9-13
As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant.
And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected? But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.”
Mark 9:19
“You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”
Mark 9:31-37
because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.” But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.
They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”
He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”
They demonstrated arrogance and independence, thinking they could dictate the terms of salvation to God rather than humbly receive His plan. The Lord seizes this opportunity to clarify that His kingdom is open only to those prepared to embrace His message of a suffering Servant and Savior. We accept the Lord’s plan and receive His kingdom by relinquishing our pride and trusting His words, just like a little child trusts a loving parent.
In Jesus’ day, children held an extremely low social position. They possessed no authority and contributed little to society. They were dependent, vulnerable, and entirely reliant on others for care. These are qualities adults often resist, but they exemplify the posture of a kingdom servant. Thus, to receive the kingdom of God like a little child means to approach Him with simple faith, trust, and dependence.
The children did not come to Jesus with credentials or accomplishments. They came empty-handed, humbly depending on Him to provide everything for them. Likewise, salvation is not something that we can earn through human effort, status, or pedigree. The Word teaches that we are saved by His grace—it is a gift from God. A childlike heart recognizes its own neediness and gladly receives what God freely gives.
A little child naturally believes the words of a loving parent. This simple, unobstructed trust is the opposite of self-reliance. The rich young ruler, who came to Jesus immediately after the little children, trusted in his own wealth and achievements. But Jesus called His followers to trust and believe in God alone.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Childlike faith rests in God’s character and not its own reasoning or strength.
Receiving the kingdom of God like a little child involves humility.
Children do not pretend to be greater than they are.
In Matthew 18:1–5, the disciples ask, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” Jesus brings forward a little child and answers that unless we turn from our sins and become like little children, we will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven. So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Pride resists God’s rule, but humility welcomes it. Scripture tells us that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Salvation and entrance into God’s kingdom belong to those who bow low enough to receive it.
Children are typically eager to learn and ready to receive guidance. However, adults often complicate faith with skepticism or hardened hearts. God desires His followers to remain soft, teachable, and responsive. Psalm 25:9 affirms that the Lord guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.
By blessing the little children, Jesus showed that receiving His kingdom is a gift, not a reward. The Greek word translated as “receive” in Mark 10:15 means to welcome or accept what is offered. This idea agrees with Jesus’ words in Luke 12:32: the Father is pleased to give the kingdom. Children do not earn gifts; they merely receive them with joy.
In Mark 10:15, Jesus invites us to lay aside our pride, self-sufficiency, and spiritual achievements, and instead come to Him with the simplicity of a little child—trusting, humble, dependent, and open. Only those who receive the kingdom of God in this way will truly enter it.
Mark 10:13-16
The Little Children and Jesus
People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
Luke 12:32
“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
Mark 10:23-32
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?”
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”
Then Peter spoke up, “We have left everything to follow you!”
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time
They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him.
Matthew 18:1-5
The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
