by Ron Smith
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:4 (KJV)
Coming in from a job I had been working on, I sat down to eat. I had washed my hands, but I was still wearing my dirty work clothes. My 15-month-old granddaughter was sitting in her highchair with her bib on, already munching down with a fork in her right hand and a handful of spaghetti in the other.
Although I was obviously a little late, I quickly asked, “Are you ready to pray?” Without hesitation Tiannah slapped her hands together in a sort of prayerful position-the best you could expect from one so young.
I quickly prayed, “Thank You for this food, Jesus. Amen.”
As was her custom, she instantly threw her hands straight up in the praise position. With an excited voice, I again said, “Thank You, Jesus!”
I couldn’t help but grin at the little hands and happily innocent face, both covered in spaghetti. I thought, Surely, God is supremely happy with the obedience of every one of His children as they perform their acts of piety in childlike innocence.
When we pray, when we worship, and when we witness, perhaps we seem to God as innocent to Him as our toddlers do to us.
I pray that we may always be like little Tiannah-ignorant of our messes as we joyfully submit ourselves to the Father of All.
Despite the messes in your life, is there an area in which you just need to come as you are in childlike faith and innocent submission?
