Cheddar Cheese
“Josiah was eight years old when he became king… “And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.”
And then we go to the Gospel of Matthew:
“Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” The Lord then says: “Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. “ Matthew 18:3
I have a grandson by the name of Josiah. The Lord is looking today for child-like faith, not childish faith, no - child-like faith. Jesus says whoever humbles himself like a little child will be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. The Lord is simply looking for men and women who will obey His written word with no arguments and no questions. It must hurt the Lord when He sees His children always questioning the authority of the Bible.
You see, King Josiah did exactly what the Book said and that is why He is one of the greatest kings who has ever lived. We believe the lies and the exaggerations of the news and media without question but we are always questioning the Bible.
You know, I remember when my son was a small boy he would trust me completely, because he loved me and he knew that I would never allow anything or anyone to hurt him. If I said to him, “The moon was made out of cheddar cheese”, he believed me! If Neil Armstrong had said, “Fergie, I’ve actually walked on the moon and it is just made of rock and dust”, he would have innocently said, “No sir, my dad said that it is made of cheese.” It all comes down to one word at the end of the day, doesn’t it? Faith... to have faith.
Today are you going to have child-like faith in the word of Jesus or are you going to doubt the love of God, the love that He has for you? Remember, He died for you and me on the Cross of Calvary so that we, if we believe, will have eternal life with Him.
God bless you this Sunday, as you take the Word of God literally... as it is written.