"I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."
Hold the thought up there for a moment…What a declaration! Anyway, thanks for visiting again. This week I’m featuring an article from a fellow writer from the Faithwriters Community by name Joyce Reed. Of all things writers do Joyce decided to sample the thoughts of her Sunday school kids on what their view of God was. Now (without paying any attention to the grammar) the kids came up with some of the simplest expressions about God one could possibly hear. But a closer look at their innocent ideas would reveal the profound, deep-seated truths that really are concerning who God is.
Isn’t God really what they think Him to be? Is He any much different from what your own thoughts of Him are? Do you expect Him to do such things as these kids thank Him for and bid Him to do? I’ll just let you in on Joyce’s laudable work and only pray that as you take this journey down the little (by no means senseless) minds of these kids your own fellowship with God would become as should be – childlike!
Children's View of God
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 19:14
I had my Sunday school children do one exercise this Sunday; I asked them to write their views on God. I wanted to know what is the first thought that comes to their mind when they hear the word God. Here is what I got from them:
"God is so nice that when I was not feeling nice. God is so great that he help in my studies. And If we want anything he gives us. God loves all even he love our parents. But whenever I use to get angry he tells me to sing song." -Jennifer
"I like God. I have a lot of love for Him. When we go to church, pastor tells us about God." -Kajol
"God is so great that he help in our studies. And he gives what we want it." -Simran "God is so good. God is so great. God loves us all. He protects us all. He gives us whatever we want."-Joyce
"God loves children very much. God listens to the prayers of the children." -Preeti
"I think about God that whenever I get hurt and I pray to God, the next day my pain disappear. I pray to God everyday. God is good. I trust in God." -Kamlesh
"God help me for the exam to pas for end exam for all help to other exam for other to pas for other final exam to the helps to us help helping me." -Jai
(He wants God to help him in his exam and help others help him in his examļ)
"God help you yours when we are in trouble and when we are sad." -Sandesh
"When I hear the word God I think that He is merciful God. I think Lord is the most merciful God. Because He has protected me thus far. God sent His only begotten son, Jesus Christ, on earth to wash our sins. And He sacrificed himself on the cross and washed our sins with His blood. I thank God for this." -Joseph 12.
"I think God should give me more comprehensible knowledge and that I should understand well that is taught in school. It should help me in my exam and God should brighten my future. God should help in my school life. God should give me strength and energy. God is a mighty God. I praise the Lord, Jesus Christ, that in my exams God help me and give me many marks to pass. I pray at the feet of God. At the feet of Lord Jesus I pray." -Joel
(Another school Hero ... actually their finals are about to start...)
All these kids are aged 4-13. I was amazed to read their thoughts over God. They have written very small and simple sentences, which hold a lot of meaning.There was another chap, around four, who came to me the other day and said that he fell while playing with his brother and got hurt. He then prayed that night and in the morning the wound was healed. He showed me his knee where he was hurt and he was very excited to tell me that it didn't hurt anymore for God had answered his prayer.
Isn't it awesome? The thoughts are so innocent-love, hope, trust, patience, understanding, expectation, etc. Many say that children learn from their parents, but I guess it is time for us to learn from our kids.
Indeed, unless we become like one of them we cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Only,
Joy
