Childlikeness: The Practicality of Jesus' Gospel.

Luke 18:16; Mark 10:15. Since Childlikeness means to exhibit childlike simplicity and credulity, we can see why Jesus said that we must receive the kingdom of God as a little child. Of course, in Jesus' time children were taught to obey their parents, unlike today. When i tell Camilla, my baby girl (she is 20 months old) to jump to my arms, she doesn't theorize, like: Maybe dad is not strong enough to catch me; i shouldn't jump because i'm 23lbs heavier than the air and the law of gravity states that i will fall; i don't feel confident enough to jump right now, etc. Unlike us, grown-ups, little children just do it without any reservation. In that sense Jesus told us to become like a little child, to obey without questioning, to follow without arguing, to believe without reservations. Since practicality means to be concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities, our problem as grown-ups, is trying to understand Jesus commandments before obeying, we usually forget that He is not Savior of the one He is not lord, we cannot divide Jesus, therefore salvation and lordship are indivisible. Of course the actuality, obedience, is way harder than theorizing about the matter. Remember what Jesus said in Matthew 6:25-30. Do the birds of the air or the lilies of the field worry about anything? Of course, if you think about the birds, they don't spend the whole day in their nests chirping or singing; they don't expect that the worm will crawl all the way to their nest, etc. They leave their nest seeking for food and come back to feed their chicks. So, having faith has nothing to do with laziness or idleness, absolutely, we must work but at the same time acknowledge that all comes from God, that God is our provider. See what Paul said in 2 Thessalonians 3:10. Working is not an option, neither faith is. Little children are not worried about clothing or food, they just live. We must become like a little child, knowing God as our giver and provider. James 1:17; Matthew 7:7-12.