Mt 18:2 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them,
Mt 18:3 "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
Mt 18:3 "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
The Lord Jesus is not teaching us here to be childish but to be childlike in our attitude. One must become like a little child for him to enter the kingdom of heaven.
What is it to be like a little child? It is to be marked by humility. Humility is seeing ourselves as to who we really are in the eyes of God nothing more, nothing less and nothing else.
Just as a little child has no exalted opinion about himself, so a humble person does not view himself highly in the eyes of God. He knows who he is and acknowledges the fact that he is a sinner, worthy of God's judgment and condemnation.
He takes the lowly place. He does not look up and say to God: "Look, I did this and I did that. I have been a good person, and so, therefore, I now have earned the right to be saved by You."
No, a humble person simply submits obediently to the terms that God has laid for a sinner to be saved. Just as a little child is dependent on his parents for sustenance, so a humble person depends and relies on Christ and what He did on the cross for salvation.
Have you become as a little child?
