1 Timothy 4:12 says, “Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.”
I got a phone call the other day. From one of my favorite 10 year olds on the whole planet. I miss him. He makes my heart so happy, and fills my life with so much joy.
My sweet little friend told me he recently began taking time to read the Bible "very seriously." He wanted to really allow God to speak to Him. I told him to write down his thoughts as he studies. Well this afternoon, I got another call. and he read me his notes. I asked if I could share them on the blog and his response was "um. I don't even know what a blog is... so sure!" hahaha. So great. I think it would be wise for us to listen to Jesus speaking through this little man.
He was reading Isaiah 1, and these are his exact words from the journal.
"If you do not believe in Jesus, your whole head will hurt. That means your soul is not right with God, and so your whole heart is sick. That means your heart doesn't have Him inside. But if you believe in Him, then your heart has Him inside. The ox and the donkey know their owner. That means the ox knows man is its owner. The donkey knows man is its owner too. That means we have to know who is our owner. God is! So we have to follow God like the ox and the donkey follow their owner. We can follow good or evil. God says, "Come this way." and the devil says, "I will lead you down a really cool path." But God says, "I am going to lead you down a path of righteousness." God is calling, but so is Satan. So if Satan is bothering you, just say "I am GOD'S child, not YOUR'S!" You can go sing a worship song or pray. Life with God means living with Him forever and ever in Heaven."
Wisdom of a child whose heart is so beautifully in tune with the Holy Spirit. I can tell you this, Isaiah 1 is not the easiest passage in the world. But his gentle eager yearning to know God more allowed Him to glean truth. He teaches me so much.
It is that simple – daily we have to make a choice – to choose good or evil…from the words we say, to the things we do, to the books we read, the TV shows we watch, the music we listen to, how we treat our family and friends, strangers and anyone we meet, the little ways we compromise and believe we are not sinning against God or those we love.
And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me; but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.” Matthew 18:2-6
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14
I sure can't wait to keep learning from the children God has placed in my life. What a huge privilege it is to hear the heart of God exiting their lips.
You are loved,
Lyss
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