"Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it." Mark 10:14-15 (NLT)
Have you ever noticed how babies love to play with things like boxes, paper, empty plastic containers? Simple things. While us adults ooh and aah at the newest, brightly colored toy that can sing and speak in multiple languages and will make our children the next Einstein. There is always the latest and greatest, next best thing at the store, begging for your dollars. Meanwhile, treasure awaits in a place right in front of you - the recycling bin. Things that have already been paid for, headed to the trash. Yet, a baby can look at those same objects and see a treasure trove of fun and learning through simple play.
What if we adults took on this simple way of viewing things? Sometimes we can over complicate situations in life that really could be handled with a more simple solution. So much time is wasted trying to find the next best thing or person that will make us "happy", while JESUS is there waiting all along for you to simply call on HIM.
Just like those recyclables we have already been paid for. While we were yet sinners, JESUS paid it all when HE died on the cross for the sins of the world. HE can transform a life headed in the wrong direction, into one full of purpose and love. The treasures HE holds for those that believe in HIM, bring far greater joy and fulfillment than anything else in this world.
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