As A Little Child

 

wattog here blogging about. . . the THINGS of God.  Now I’m new to this blogging bit, so bear with me.  Let’s see. . .a blog needs a title, and as you can see already, I've named it. . . As a Little Child.  I hear a blog needs a catchy photo.  Okay, here’s a nice photo of a group of children, yes that should work quite well.  What a fine group they are.

 

 

We geologists do an awful lot of digging.  When digging for rocks, to better understand Earth’s history, we go to natural places, really anywhere natural rock can be found.  To better understand Heaven’s history, I would say we should go to the site given to us from Heaven. . .I found out that site is the Holy Bible.  It contains rock too you know. . . rock with eternal substance.  It is much more interesting than Earth rocks I’ll tell you that!  I dig in this site every day and I will be sharing with you from time to time what I dig up about Heaven’s history. I will not try to interpret the THINGS I dig up, but let the THINGS I dig up build meaning within you as you read them, because according to this astounding Book, the Words within it are spirit and life.  

God’s Son, Jesus Christ told His followers back in the day. . .

. . . the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63
The Holy Bible is filled from cover to cover with words about Jesus Christ!  

Fascinating Fact: While digging, I discovered there are 20 entries of forms of the word ‘THING’ in the books of 1 & 2 Corinthians alone, in the King James Version that is. Why just go in and dig for yourselves. . .read both chapters and you’ll see what I mean.

Jesus Christ also told His followers when they were reprimanding people for bringing little children to Him;
. . . Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.  Mark 10:15  

Now I wondered what Christ might have meant by saying such a thing as that and then I thought about how a child is.  A child, who is in a loving environment, has no worries; no wrinkles; they have beautiful fresh faces, like the photo I shared.  Everything is new and alive to children.  They are always learning, always exploring, kind of like us geologists.  If their parents offer them clothes or food or toys, they accept them, no questions asked.  Now adults, they're not quite as receptive, at least that is what I have observed through the years. 

The Creator of the heavens is offering the whole world a most precious gift. . .Salvation. 
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 
I think a lot of people have to get past something the Bible refers to as ‘unbelief’. 

You know the Holy Bible is also God’s gift to us and it is quite amazing!  For the life of me, I don't know why people don’t read it more.  Anyway, back to children. . .3 things come to mind when I think of little children:  Innocence,   Honesty and   Love.
 
Peter, who was one of the very first followers of Christ, wrote a couple of letters to God’s children. Be sure to read the first letter called 1 Peter in the Holy Bible for yourselves.

Peter told these followers they were:

Born again into a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ to an eternal inheritance reserved in heaven for them. 
He also told them that;
The prophets of old had inquired and searched diligently into this salvation plan and they had actually even prophesied of the grace that would one day come to those who would believe in Christ and also that the holy angels desire to look into the things of salvation.
This salvation is pretty amazing I'd say!

Peter told these followers they were now, in Christ;

Born again not of corruptible seed or seed that would perish, (I'm pretty sure he is referring to our natural parents) but of incorruptible seed, the word of God that lives on. Believing what the word of God says regarding salvation in Christ is what brings about new birth and God becomes 'our Father' and we live on.

Christ taught his followers many good THINGS from His Father when He walked upon this Earth.  He is still teaching the same good THINGS today to those that have received Him.  He does this by filling their hearts with the very Holy Spirit of God! 

Well, being the geologist I am I had to keep digging and I found many good THINGS given by God to those that believe in His Son, and I made a list for you.  Now this is by no means all the good THINGS, for there are far too many good THINGS to fit into just one blog.  Read this next verse and you'll see what I mean.
And there are also many other THINGS which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. John 21:25

~Remember, Jesus shows us the good THINGS of His Father, Who becomes 'our Father' when we accept Christ!

So here is what I have dug up for you so far. When you read them, read them as a little child. . .with innocence, with honesty, with love.

Before reading the list though, read what Paul wrote to the Corinthians.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old THINGS are passed away; behold, all THINGS are become new.  And all THINGS are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 2 Corinthians 5:17-18

We geologists could never dig up the valuable things you’re about to read about, digging around in the Earth!
I have shortened the following verses for you, but it would be to your advantage to open up your Bibles and read them in their entirety so you will get the full meaning, if you know what I mean.  Now, remember these are the good THINGS of God given to His children. . .in Christ.

eternal life~John 10:28

a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens~2 Corinthians 5:1  

eternal salvation~Hebrews 5:9  

eternal inheritance~Hebrews 9:15  

eternal glory~1 Peter 5:10

freedom from the law of sin and death~Romans 8:2

redemption of their bodies~Romans 8:23

newness of life~Romans 6:4

the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ~1 Corinthians 1:9,

wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption~1 Corinthians 1:30

the earnest of the Spirit in their hearts~2 Corinthians 1:22

redeemed from the curse of the law~Galatians 3:13-16

an heir of God through Christ~Galatians 4:7

love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,  meekness, temperance~Galatians 5:22-23

Light~Ephesians 5:14

all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ~Ephesians  1:3,

raised up and made to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus~Ephesians 2:6-7

conscience purged from dead works to serve the living God~Hebrews 9:14

brought back to God~1 Peter 3:18

all THINGs that pertain unto life and godliness~2 Peter 1:2-3,

the gift of the Holy Ghost~Acts2:38

washed, sanctified, justified in the name of the Lord Jesus~1 Corinthians 6:11

names written in heaven~Luke 10:20

forgiveness~Colossians 2:11-17

everlasting consolation and good hope through grace~2 Thessalonians 2:16

power, love, and a sound mind~2 Timothy 1:7

be made the righteousness of God in Christ~2Corinthians 5:21

be made complete in Christ~Colossians 2:10

turned from darkness to light, from the power of Satan unto God ~Acts 26:18

rest unto their souls~Matthew 11:27

Christ will raise them up the last day~John 6:40

be free indeed~John 8:36

blessed in turning them away from their sins~Acts 3:26

delivered from the power of darkness, translated into the kingdom of his dear Son~Colossians 1:13

A child of God will desire these good THINGS, if you are not sure you are a child of God and you feel like you want to be, you must believe, receive and acknowledge what God has said about Christ Jesus! Here, read this.
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. Romans 10:9-10 NLT

So if you have never done this, do it now, that is if you believe.  If you need to know more, I will be blogging about the good THINGS of God once a week, so come back and discover more.

And lastly, but certainly not leastly I want you to see this astounding good THING I found;
. .  . For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.1 John 3:8

Wait, before you leave, I have just one more interesting discovery to share with you.  I found it astounding that Paul wrote this to the Galatians;

My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, Galatians 4:19

Excerpt from the book, An Heir Wears, from the Heir Books series.

Children love genuinely.  Jesus said. . . . . . Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Mark 10:14 When children sing, Jesus loves me, it is quite different than when grown-ups sing Jesus loves me.

It’s about pureness. . . . .
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All Scripture from KJV of the Holy Bible unless otherwise noted