Matthew 18:3 And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."What is it about little children that our Lord wants us to become?
Trusting. Little children implicitly trust their parents. Their parents tell them about Santa Claus, and they believe with all their hearts.
God wants us to trust Him in exactly this same way. I love the old hymn by Louisa Stead:
’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
And to know, “Thus saith the Lord!”
- Refrain:
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er;
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
Oh, for grace to trust Him more!
What is the basis of my trust in God for my salvation? The basis for my trust is not my experience, nor His manifestations to me (wonderful as those are), not my faith (I learned that the hard way), not my many prayers (those fail me so many times!) not my walk (oh, how imperfectly I walk!), not my character (still so far from being conformed to the character of Jesus). No, none of these is the basis for my trust in Christ as to my salvation.
My trust in Christ rests on God's word. God's word tells me that Jesus is holy, He is the only-begotten Son of God, He died and rose for my sin, He is ever at the right hand of God. And, scripture tells me that if I place my faith in Him, I am saved. Period. As Psalm 10:10 says, "...my hope is in You." Jesus said it; I believe it.
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Lord, help me to trust You this day and always. Give me please, Lord, the quiet faith of a little child, who will take Your Word at face value, implicitly. Thank-You, Jesus, for loving me. Amen.
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