Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from the group Jars of Clay singing Faith Like a Child … powerfully singing of how God expects His children to trust Him and have the faith of a child.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Matthew 21:16 [NLT] ... 16 They [the religious leaders] asked Jesus, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” “Yes,” Jesus replied. “Haven’t you ever read the Scriptures? For they say, ‘You have taught children and infants to give you praise.”
… Jesus, with the crowds and the children calling out to Him as their “Messiah,” quotes from David’s Psalm (see Ps. 8:2) that the little children had the faith all should have in Him.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Matthew 21:8-16 [NLT] ... USE THIS LINK ...
… At Jesus’ final entry into Jerusalem, the children clamored for Him; and He chides the Pharisees to have the faith that the children showed to their Messiah.
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Reference Passage : … Psalm 8:1-2 [NLT] … 1 O Lord, our Lord, Your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens. 2 You have taught children and infants to tell of Your strength, silencing Your enemies and all who oppose You.
… King David, in song, reflects with the faith of a child in the One True God. .
Reference Passage : … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God’s people are instructed by God, thru Solomon, to trust and follow the Lord, like a child, not looking to rely on our own conditioned feelings and expectations.
Reference Passage : … Matthew 19:13-15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus rebukes His Disciples for not letting the children come to Him in faith, telling all that we must all have that kind of faith in coming to Him.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Arthur Jackson, relates a story about impoverished children in Africa having the faith called for Jesus in God’s word. … The ODB author wrote: When a friend and I rode into one of the slums in Nairobi, Kenya, our hearts were deeply humbled by the poverty we witnessed. In that same setting, however, different emotions—like fresh waters—were stirred in us as we witnessed young children running and shouting, “Mchungaji, Mchungaji!” (Swahili for “pastor”). Such was their joy-filled response upon seeing their spiritual leader in the vehicle with us. With these tender shouts, the little ones welcomed the one known for his care and concern for them.
That story reminded me of the times (see above from Matthew 19 and 21) when children flocked to Jesus, trusting in Him like a father, … and having faith that He was Whom He said He was … their Messiah. And Jesus, rebuked the Jewish Leaders - and even His own disciples - for not having the faith of these little ones.
Brings up the question, ... if we have faith like the group Jars of Clay sings in the linked song or like the little child has in leaping into the arms of his father [as in the photo]; … are we willing to jump into the arms of our Abba Father today, knowing that He will ALWAYS be there to catch us?
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My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh Abba Father, ... thank You, Lord, … for being there to catch me today … and ALWAYS!
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... I pray, Lord, that all reading here will join me to leap, with faith, in Your arms today, Lord, and let You carry us forward. Amen
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