So can I just say how awesome it is again to be able to share with you a small glimpse into how God moves? I was at my usual Tuesday night church service, Ember, when I witnessed something that just put me right in my place.
It was the end of the service, and the worship band was playing their last song before the main servant of the service came forth and prayed over the assembly. His little niece was there last night and she wanted to be by him as he led that night. Her parents were worried she was going to be a distraction to some, but nobody was prepared for what happened next. Our humble servant walked to the front of the stage, placed his foot on the stairs and raised his hands to worship just briefly before he prayed over everyone. This little 2-3 year old girl followed him up to the stage, without him knowing, and watched him for a moment. She then walked back to her parents and stood by them, however she managed to keep her humble uncle in focus. She then did something I never expected. She left the side of her parents, and walked right to her uncle’s side. She then vividly looked at him from his feet all the way to his head as if to study him. She then placed her foot on the stair next to her uncle, an without hesitation….
raised both hands!
I was blown away but what I just saw. This little girl, who can’t even speak very well, who can’t even sing the songs we were singing, did everything she knew to do when it came to following her uncle’s example. She trusted that what he was doing was exactly what she needed to be doing, without fear of what anyone else thought. Think about it! Jesus speaks about this to His disciples in Luke 18:15-17.
“15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
Take a deep look at this passage. Jesus knows that a child is very trusting. Furthermore, most children don’t have any care or concern for what people think about what it is they are doing. They could be singing in gibberish, they could be playing with imaginary figures, or they could be doing summersaults. The story on this little girl I told you is a shining example of what Jesus means. See we need to trust our Father in Heaven, and we need to worship Him with our lives with everything we know how to or we could be missing the whole point of Jesus’ coming. We could be missing our entrance to the Kingdom. I know it’s not about what we do, but what He did. What I’m saying here is that as American Christians, living our wealthy and blessed lives compared to the rest of the world, we can’t even get a grip on what it means to vividly study Jesus, let alone mimic him in our worship.
I think it’s time, Church, we let this lesson sink in deep. It’s time we ask the Lord to bring us to the point of child-like faith.
Love you Beloved
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