Our church just finished a week of vacation bible school yesterday. We had a group of delightful young people with whom we shared God’s unconditional love for us.  The theme of the week was “Operation Restoration” which focused on how God mends the world for His people and how he wants us to help repair the brokenness too. Our lessons focused on how Jesus fed people, healed them, taught them about forgiveness, taught them how to pray and how God instructed us to “rest” after six days of hard work.  He even made this one of the Ten Commandments.  Remember the Sabbath and keep it Holy.

The young people were excited when they arrived each morning and ready to learn more about God through songs, lessons, crafts, playing and praying. It was fun to see their understanding of what they were learning each day and how it applied to their own lives.  They were eager about everything and as always, we learned from them as well. We saw things through their eyes with their excited and sometimes quirky take-aways, but they were always honest and curious.

We are all children of God, no matter our age. We could learn things from these small children. In fact, it is recommended that we do so in the Bible. In Mattew 18:1, the disciples ask Jesus who is the greatest in the Kingdom. In Matthew 18:3, He tells them, Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Childlike faith is a virtue as is childlike trust in the Father. Children first trust their earthly fathers and mothers for wisdom, provision, protection, order and vision  and then learn to trust their heavenly father in the same way as they grow and learn more about God’s unconditional love for all of us. Let’s take a lesson from these young children and reconnect with their innocence, wonder and enthusiasm for all God provides for us. Become childlike in your faith. Thanks be to God!

Patty