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What Do I Do Now Daddy? |
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Moore's Chapel Home Missions & Evangelism Devotions Beautiful Children's
Devotion - God's Plan for Your Life
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This morning I was standing alongside a small field where I was watching my 4 year old niece and many other small children chase a soccer ball. Just then, the instructor blows a whistle and yells
out, "Ok, everyone come over here and sit in a circle.", and I stand in amazement at the obedience of such small children. Quickly they all scurried over and sat in somewhat of a lopsided circle, but a circle nonetheless. I watched closely and listened to every instruction and stood amazed at how quickly and exactly the children followed the instructions. After a few short minutes I said one small prayer. "Make me like a small child Father and show me, What do I do now daddy?" And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 18:3-4 NIV It's amazing to watch these kids hear an instruction and immediately follow it. They don't have all the "Life Experience" or "Intuition" to hinder them or tell them that they know better than God. They hear, they comprehend, they react. Simple as that. How many times have you seen or heard someone say something foul and a parent looks at that person and says, "Watch it there's children in the room.", or something to that effect? Immediately that person apologizes and for the rest of the time they are in that child's presence (and probably for much time to come) they are very careful about what they say and how they say it. Another example, Someone is in a bad mood and is griping to you and your child walks up and gives you a hug around your leg and says, "I Love You Mommy" or "I Love You Daddy" Most often that person will quickly change their attitude and the first thing that comes out of their mouth is what? ... You guessed it! They say, "Awwww, How cute" or "How sweet". "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 NIV That child has the power to fend off evil just by simply saying a few simple words in praise to their daddy or mommy. We should all strive to have the faith of a child. Strive to hear a direction from our daddy in heaven, comprehend it and react. Carry out his instruction. We would all be a lot better off in this world today, if we would just take a spontaneous moment once in a while and say "I Love You Daddy!! Thank You for loving me!!" Until next time keep serving as Jesus did!! Praise Jesus, Scott www.living2serve.net |
