“Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”

— Luke 18:17

“3 “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

— Matthew 18:3-4

“He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son”

— Colossians 1:13

“No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.”

–John 1:18

“28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,

29 for He was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.”

–Matthew 7:28-29

“The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed,… the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”

–Luke 17:20-21

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace and peace to you from Jesus Christ.

We often see people’s first encounter with Jesus results in belief in Him as the Savior, the Lord and the Messiah, the Christ. While other people question who Jesus is, the believers accept and follow Jesus with childlike faith. When we humble ourselves, turn and become like children, we “see” Jesus, the Son of God, and we may see and enter the kingdom of God.

Belief in Jesus, the One God sent, is the only way to know and understand heavenly truth. As we open our hearts towards Jesus, we can hear the Holy Spirit’s call for us to believe Jesus. Jesus, the Son of Man and the Son of God, came from heaven to reveal eternal truth. Through reading the Bible, we see Jesus taught with authority. Jesus alone came from heaven to declare truth about God, Himself and His kingdom. He invites us to acknowledge His divine essence as true Light and eternal Life and to accept Him as the true Savior for our lives.