When our Lord says, we must be converted and become as little children, I suppose he means also, that we must be sensible of our weakness, comparatively speaking, as a little child.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To pass from estrangement from God to be a son of God is the basic fact of conversion. That altered relationship with God gives you an altered relationship with yourself, with your brother man, with nature, with the universe.
As a child that is born into the world requires nourishment, so also the Christ that is born within is a babe and requires to be nourished to the full stature of manhood.
Suffer little children and come unto me.
Every child matters. If we fail our children, we are bound to fail our present, our future, faith, cultures, and civilisations as well.
We may come to Jesus and ask Him; He will know all about it; if He comes to a little child, he will adapt himself to the language and capacity of a little child.
However weak we are, however poor, however little our faith, or however small our grace may be, our names are still written on His heart; nor shall we lose our share in Jesus' love.
Conversion is a change of masters. Will we not do as much for our new master, the Lord Jesus, as we did once for our old tyrant lusts?
Every convert is a son or daughter of God.
Conversion is an offering of self, of love, and of loyalty we give to God in gratitude for the gift of testimony.
Little children, you are from God, and have conquered them; for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in this world.