Although as adults, we believe that we are much wiser and smart than children; yet, it is from the "mouth of babes" that "He ordains His praise".
Psalm 8:2 From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
Many adults will chasten a child when he speaks with wisdom beyond his years, yet this might be the Lord speaking through him by a mechanism of an angelic spirit. As Paul told Timothy, do not let anyone despise you on account of your youth. Many children's hearts have been broken plus they have felt unloved and unwanted by a parent, when they simply hoped that they might help a mother or father whom they truly love resolve a problem. And, that parent praying for an answer from the Lord despises it when it comes from the "gift" which He gave her or him. They often say "Don't you know that I am grown and can solve my own problems!' And, they might strike the child or punish him, when he was only following his heart and speaking the answer which came from the Lord. Would one be furious at his or her child if he came in from playing one day with the winning ticket for a billion dollar lottery which he found discarded on the street? Most feel that such wealth would solve one's life's problems. Yet, it will not. Trust me such is true. Especially, when you despise the bounty that the Lord has already given you.
But, when one despises these gifts, such as sobriety, chastity, children, provision, peace, and etc., that the Lord has granted him, he insults and infuriates the Lord. Why would and how could he expect anything else from his Master?
Some lessons the Lord desires that we learn. These messages must be spoken, For one, He told Moses that he could raise up His children from stones; the Israelites need not feel so "special". He will accept who is available and willing. For the harvest is plentiful and the cadre of sincere laborers is few.
During the mid-1990s, while speaking with an uncle, I shared a simple teaching. The exact quote is not remembered. This while I was in the world and not in church. Yet, He can make the rocks and those of us with "rocks" in his head cry out! That lesson, in paraphrase, was this, "people must do what they should do. It is not always easy or fun, but it is 'best' for everyone." While visiting Northern California during 2013 or 2014, I was walking near the Sunnyvale library. I visited it nearly every day, and I heard a young female who looked like a kindergartener walking with her father speak the identical words. It was exactly the same message, word for word. That angel is travelling the Earth spreading that message through any receptive heart which will accept it and share it. It might come from a child or adult. Yet, that simple message Jehovah has had His messengers spreading since the beginning of the ages. Such a message was taught by the Hebrew prophets of old, Jesus the Christ (Matthew 5:17-20), Muhammed who learnt the art of reading by studying the Old and New Testament, and Oriental "philosophers". The Lord our Creator loves us all. He has already spread his teaching throughout the world via his angelic messengers. Yet, we have heard the teachings through the filter of different languages and cultural experiences. Consider this lesson given by Lao Tzu,
― Lao Tzu
It is often quoted by Pastor Ruddy on Sirius XM satellite radio. Could a Christian and practitioner of Eastern philosophy find common ground? The Magi came from the Orient and they worship the Bright and Morning Star and the New and Coming King, He had been prophesied among those in their lands. Yet, the descendants of those Magi, if they were not celibates, might not this day call themselves a Christian. They might be Buddhists, Daoist, or Confucist.
[Rom 2:12-16, 25-29 KJV] 12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 13 (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. ... 25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. 26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? 27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? 28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29 But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.
Heaven is the great "white" city, not a city only for Whites or any other particular grouping of humankind. He accepts a contrite heart and broken spirits. Such can be found throughout this world in any vessel, whether Hindu, Christian (Catholic or Protestant), Islamist, Hebrew, Daoist, Buddhist, Confuscist, or one of His children that might be living among an undiscovered tribe in one of the remaining remote areas of this world. As Donald Lawrence said, one need not worry when he is holy and righteous.
We are building the Kingdom of God. Christ said that it is within us and among us. Paul taught that we should drive the divisive out of a fellowship. Should we not drive those who seek division among the brotherhood of mankind. We must wage peace and not war. There might be wars and rumors of wars. But, the Lord did not say that such must occur concurrently. Our ears accept that seeing that such is the case at this time in history. We could have a long period of relative peace, if we can accept that we are one large family. If we can tolerate one another, we must establish healthy boundaries while we live in close quarters with each other. The world is a small place and getting smaller each day with the nature of global communication. And, we might find that we can love one another, although we have been taught that another in a different group should be hated or killed. That man might become a brother beloved. Yet, the devise who profit from warfare and discord divide His Children.
I noticed that as I started writing this passage the sun became so brilliant. He smiles on me at time. I know not why? But, for me such a moment with the Lord is more valuable than the proceeds from many lotteries.
