Passage into The Kingdom of God! John 10:14-15

On a particular day when Jesus was out and about on the streets of Israel, parents were bringing their children to him to be touched and blessed. His disciples stopped this activity, telling them to go away. When Jesus realized what was happening, he was very upset with his disciples and said, (Mark 10:14-15): 14 Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. As Jesus often did, he used this situation to teach his disciples something about the kingdom of God which they did not know. In this case his lesson concerned how to enter into the kingdom of God. First of all, Jesus began by telling his disciples why they should not forbid the little children from coming to him; for as he put it "of such is the kingdom of God". Sounds to me like Jesus was saying that there are many children already in the kingdom of God! Jesus' second statement concerning this subject was even stronger. He said that whoever does not receive the kingdom of God "as a little child will not enter therein". In other words, if we do not come to God with a pure heart and an humble attitude like a little child, we will not get into the kingdom of God! Some people try to come to God in pride on their own terms, because in this life they are respected by men. But God resists the proud and gives grace or favor to the humble. Only admitting that we are sinners and in need of the Savior will cause God to respond to us. We must come to God with the humility of a little child, knowing nothing, having nothing and needing everything from God! If you will repent of your sins to God and ask Him to forgive you by the blood of Jesus, and in the name of Jesus, he will hear you, cleanse you of your sins and give you passage through Jesus Christ into the kingdom of God! Don't wait until tomorrow. Do it now. Tomorrow might be too late!

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