“And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 18:2-4 ESV I have had access to the storehouse all along, ever since I joined this family, I just never knew all the goodness I had access to. Seasons have come and gone, but the storehouse has always been just one door away from me. Its resources are for the needy. Its resources are for the body. Access only takes awareness, only takes accepting the invitation to, "come, if I'm thirsty, come to the waters; and if I have no money, come, buy and eat!" (Isaiah 55:1). Why is it hard sometimes to accept gifts that are free, goodness I can't reciprocate but can only receive? Children are good at receiving gifts joyfully. Children don't fight against their father's generosity. Children are good at treasuring simple things. Children bring delight to their father. Maybe this, in part, is what it means to be like such as these, to become like a child and accept the gift of the kingdom of God, become part of the family of saints, come through the doorway marked with the blood of the spotless Lamb, and enter into holy rest and abundance. The storehouse is open to all who can receive. “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:19-23 ESV Comments are closed.
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