*BE LIKE A LITTLE CHILD,DON'T BE LIKE A LITTLE CHILD*

The _'Be like...,Don't be...'_ series is back&today it is on Children...Little Children,Infants,Babes/Babies.

Little children(Babies) are delicate,pure& innocent. It is *safe* to say they  have no bad desires or evil motives. ( *.. The little ones these days are wild oo..That is on the funny side����*)

God wants us to be like a little child as described above but does he want us to stay as  immature& of little use like a little child.That is the pivot on which today's Be like,Don't be like  hinges on.

*_Let's go for the scriptural situations:_*
*Be like a Little child for they are the Greatest in the Kingdom of God.*
The scriptural verses to this short account of Jesus,disciples&little children are many. _(Matt.18&19, Luke 9&18 and Mark 9&10.)_

And in all the accounts,the key thing is- Who is the Greatest in the kingdom?

The answer is what God wants us to do:
To be like a little child-pure in heart,humble&meek to fully embrace God,the genuineness&extreme simplicity of his word.

_God&his stuff can be too simple even in its complexities&that is where we bring our adult human reasoning. However,God reminds us- it only takes a little child to do this-Soul of a child_

This was why Jesus used the child to demonstrate this to his disciples&to us today. *Be like a little Child!*

*So, Don't be like a little Child* In 1 Cor.3:1-2- _'Brothers, i could not address you as spiritual but as worldly-mere infants in christ. I gave you milk not solid food for you were not ready for it. Indeed,you are still not ready._

Do you want to remain as  immature as a little child. Always staying as you are&not growing...A stunted Growth.
I am not sure that is what we want as a people. Reflect on the passage again for you *_don't have to be a little child here!_*

We continue next week with Part 2.

*SO I SAY:*
*BE LIKE A LITTLE CHILD,DON'T BE LIKE A LITTLE CHILD*