Cathy told
me that when she arrived at their house, my seventeen month old granddaughter
Fallon “pushed past Cathy” and called out; “Pa?” (that’s the name she calls me
as her grandpa) as she looked to see if I was walking behind Cathy into the
house. Elizabeth explained to Fallon that I was at Rachel’s apartment and
wasn’t with grandma.
The truck
wouldn’t start, so Cathy decided drive her car over to join Rachel and me to
load up what we could while Chris tried to figure out what was wrong with their
truck that was only a few years old.
It turns out
that the truck’s battery was dead and needed to be replaced so Chris went to
get a new battery. After he replaced it, he drove the truck to Rachel’s
apartment, taking Elizabeth and Fallon with him.
When
Elizabeth arrived, she helped Fallon out of her car seat and down to the
parking lot. Fallon looked up and saw me and called out; “Pa!” and ran to my awaiting
arms. She had found the one she was looking for and was being held in his arms.
Throughout
the next hour, whenever Fallon so desired, she would once again call out “Pa!”
and run to my awaiting arms that were wide open to receive her.
What a picture to how we should come to God! Running to awaiting
arms that are wide open to receive us! Jesus said;
“Assuredly, I say to
you, whoever does not receive the kingdom
of God as a little child will by
no means enter it.” (Mark 10:15).
I don’t
think that Jesus was talking about our age chronologically. Rather, I believe
that He was stating that our approach to our Heavenly Father needed to be
“child-like”. (not childish). We need to
call out “Pa!” and run into His arms wide open!
Jesus said;
“Assuredly,
I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will
by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles
himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one little child like this
in My name receives Me.” (Mathew 18:3-5)
I love the picture of Jesus modeling this as recorded by Mark in his
gospel;
“Then He took a little child and
set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to
them, “Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me;
and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.” (Mark 9:36-37
NKJV)
He is
calling out to you today to run to Him; His arms are wide open, waiting to
receive you! Come to Him; won’t you?
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like to know what the Bible says about how you too can begin a relationship
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"Scripture taken from
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