Is God Your Dad?

(Jesus said), “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew, 18:3 NKJV)

Glenda and I went to get groceries the other day and she got in line at the pharmacy to pick up our prescriptions. I went to get some other things while she waited. A mom was there with five kids. My wife is a child magnet so one of the little boys began to talk with her and then the others joined in. They told her their dad was at work and asked about her dad. He had gone to heaven she told them but it never registered with the little one, about three, what she had said. I showed up just at the end of her answer and the little boy asked her, “Is this your dad?” Everyone in line enjoyed that, except his mom of course! I laughed too and then told Glenda, “That is your compliment for the week.”

Kids not only say the darndest things they also say encouraging things. We often fail to listen to children carefully but Jesus listens to them. The faith of a child is as strong and in many ways more pure than that of some of us grown ups. The little guy saw my wife as a child even though she was taller than he was. He figured everyone has a dad like he does. Jesus says that even though we are grown up we must be “converted” to become as little children if we are to get into heaven. I think that is why He told Nicodemus that we must be “born again.” Our physical bodies have matured but our spirits need a new beginning in order to have a Heavenly Father. Everybody is Gods creation but not everybody is His child. To become His child we must have Him adopt us. Jesus is His only begotten Son, the rest of us came into the family by way of The Cross. Gods only begotten Son died on the Cross that we all could become His sons and daughters.

Is God your dad? Have you been adopted into His family? How does that happen? By believing in God and in Jesus as His only begotten Son. Asking God to forgive you and asking Christ to come into your heart and save you; giving rebirth to your spirit. You are never to young or never to old to be converted in order to become His child.