Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – August 26, 2015
From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. Psalm 8:2
The lips of children lift up the greatness of God in praise and adoration. They do not know any better than to believe God and take Him at His word. They are trusting and pure in their devotion. It is the children that embraced the coronation of Christ in His triumphant entry into Jerusalem. They shouted “Hosanna in the highest.” Humility praises Jesus, but pride is silent. Humility invites Jesus, but pride is threatened by Jesus. Humility wants to sit in His lap, but pride rejects His affection.
Children live in a constant state of dependency. They depend on their parents for food, clothing and shelter. Children look to their parents to teach them about God and religion. Parents are a plethora of resources for their children. Boys and girls depend on mom and dad for direction around what they do well and how they can excel best. Parents are a warehouse of wisdom for their offspring. A wise child learns from and depends upon their parents. They are dependents.
“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3).
Our relationship with God is no different. We are His children in desperate need of His direction. We may spurn His discipline at times, but we come back because we know He is what we need. We need His wisdom. We need His forgiveness. We need His comfort, love and hope. We need His patience to work effectively with people. We need His security found in Christ. We need His courage in crisis. We need His grace in the middle of criticism. We need His humility to defeat our pride.
Children are the conscience of adults. They remind us of our dependency on Jesus. We are but a grain of sand on the seashore of humanity. Jesus is Lord of all and we serve and worship Him alone. The lips of children naturally lift up the glory of God. And we do so supernaturally by the power of the Holy Spirit. We cannot keep quiet because of His lavish love and abundant grace. It’s in our childlike faith that God reveals Himself. We are God’s child; therefore we praise Him!
“I [Jesus] praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children” (Luke 10:21).
Prayer: Heavenly Father grow my heart more tender and trusting in Your loving care for me.
Application: What is childlike faith? Why is childlike faith required for daily trust in God?
Related Readings: Matthew 17:20, 19:4-5, 21:5; 1 Corinthians 1:26-29; 1 Peter 2:2
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