Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Word of God
But he replied and said, "It is written, 'It is not by bread alone that a man lives, except by every word that issues from the mouth of God
The Gospel According to Matthew 4:4

The Gospel According to Mark 10:15

All commentary and study notes are prefaced/edited by Dr. Riktor Von Zhades

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

Brethren:

A good number of years ago, this writer was at a church service. There was a couple that attended this church that had an older child about twenty years of age, with down syndrome. His trust and joy in all that met and greeted him was quite evident upon his face. It shone in a glow that radiated beyond happiness. As worship began, his attention was turned to it and in his best voice he sang with such exuberance that he put many of the congruent's to shame. It was impressed upon the mind of this editor that this is what Christ meant by coming to the kingdom as a child.

Some might wonder as to how this can be for surely he couldn’t truly fathom what was going on during the service. However it is my belief, that he was indeed lead by the Holy Spirit, who according to scripture gives wisdom to all men liberally. (See Proverbs 2:6; James 1:5) Such is the joy and knowledge of Christ in the heart of any person, when they come to Him Whose love transcends all things.

“We must receive the kingdom of God as little children; that is, we must stand affected to Christ and his grace as little children do to their parents, nurses, and teachers. We must be inquisitive, as children, must learn as children (that is the learning age), and in learning must believe, Oportet discentem credere—A learner must believe. The mind of a child is white paper (tabula rasa—a mere blank), you may write upon it what you will; such must our minds be to the pen of the blessed Spirit. Children are under government; so must we be. Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? We must receive the kingdom of God as the child Samuel did, Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. Little children depend upon their parents’ wisdom and care, are carried in their arms, go where they send them, and take what they provide for them; and thus must we receive the kingdom of God, with a humble resignation of ourselves to Jesus Christ, and an easy dependence upon him, both for strength and righteousness, for tuition, provision, and a portion”
Matthew Henry - 17th century theologian

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