January 8

Matthew 18:2-3
Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and 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."

We must become like little children to enter the kingdom of heaven.  I've often wondered how exactly we do that, but this little girl showed me how tonight.  She wanted no one but her mother tonight.  Everyone wanted to hold her and love on her, but all she wanted was Mommy.  We tried tempting her with toys--she clung to her mother.  We tried luring her with food--she held tight to her mother.  We opened our arms, offered her hugs, made funny faces, whatever it took--it was useless, she only wanted her mother.
For me, this showed what Jesus meant when He said we must become like little children.  We must have total trust in Him and cling to Him and want nothing but Him.  Don't let the world lure us into their arms, but cling to our Heavenly Father and bury our face in His chest and hide in Him.  And, just as this little girl's mother did, the Father will scoop us up in His arms and love on us and comfort and care for us.  The more we have of Him, the more we will want of Him.  I pray we may fight against anything that tries to tempt us away from Him, and simply cling to our Heavenly Father with the faith of a child.