Daily Devotion

We Are All Children of God

by David M. Brown

Founder, Mission Lighthouse Ministries

On Resurrection Sunday, also known as Easter, I, as many did at my church, got to witness two young children accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, the Messiah and the Son of God.  Then, they were Baptized in the Lord.  This was an incredible sight as well as an incredible blessing for children to want to know Jesus Christ and to have eternal life in Him.

A few days before Resurrection Sunday, my Brother-in-Christ and best friend posted something on Facebook that really touched not only my heart but I am sure many that read the post.  It went something like this:  His oldest daughter, all of six years old, after coming home from school told him that she wanted to take a nap.  She went off to her room and a few minutes later, my friend went to go check on her to see if she was really taking that nap she said she wanted to take.  When he opened the door, he was blessed to see that his daughter was on her knees at her bed and she was praying to God.   What a sight that had to be.  God is Great!  Amen!

So, today, my Brother-in-Christ and I had one of our morning conversations and sometimes they seem to be filled with a lot of "useless information."  I certainly have been told that I am filled with this talent and I can only say that God blessed me with it.  At the same time, he mentioned to me, which is something that I already knew, he gets up before heading off to work and holds daily devotions with his daughter.  He has another younger daughter and there is no doubt that he will soon be including her in the Daily Devotions as she comes of age to understand them.

Let the Children Come to Me

This brought me to share what the Gospels of Jesus Christ says about the little children and the following is based on Luke 18:15-17, the English Standard Version which says the following:  "Now they were bringing even infants to Him that He might touch them.  And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked Him.  But Jesus called them to Him, saying, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the Kingdom of God.  Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."'  

Because my wife and I do not have children, it is not for me to tell anyone who does how to treat them or how and when to teach them about God.  Yet, Jesus, who was and is God in the flesh, took not only the young one's as His own but proclaims that we are all children of God.  Think about it, He created Adam and Eve, the first two children of God and even proclaimed in Genesis 1:26 that We will create them in our image.

It is great every time I hear that another Child of God comes to Him through accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, the Messiah and as the Son of God.

God Bless You and all Children of God!

Amen