But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven." Matt. 19:14 (NKJV)
Take it from a father of two, little children are very easily excited. A small gift, a discovery of a piece of lint, a hug, etc, it does not take much at all to get their eyes beaming and their arms waving. As a dad there is nothing like seeing my kids happy and excited; it warms my heart and makes me smile.
Many times as Christians we tend to seem unhappy and burdened with the cares of the world. Maybe things are not going our way, maybe the road is tough, and we just do not know how things are going to work out. I have went to church with and ran into many Christians who talk about the joy of Jesus, but seem to have lost it somewhere along the way; they need to rekindle the fire inside and become excited about life, and life eternal in Christ!
If anyone has a reason to be excited it is Christians; we serve God who loves us, died to pay for our sins, redeems us, and promises us an unspeakably joyful, never ending paradise with Him! We are saved from our sins; we are cleansed from our unrighteousness. Isn’t it about time we started acting like it? Not because we “have” to, but because we can! For goodness sake, we are joint heirs to the kingdom of Heaven
Do we have problems, trials, fears, failures, heartbreaks? Oh yes, but I am reminded of the words of the Apostle Paul in Romans chapter 8.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father." The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Romans 8: 14-18 (NKJV)
If that is not reason to be excited, nothing is! Get into the word, talk to God in prayer, fellowship, witness, and by all means GET EXCITED about your relationship with Jesus! Don’t know how? Spend some time with a little child, they are pros!
Are you reading this and you don’t have a relationship with Jesus? Let me give you reason to be excited: YOU CAN! He wants you to share in our joy! Jesus loves You! Want to know more, you are in luck; the answers are in the Bible. You can also feel free to talk to someone you know who has a relationship with Jesus. You can email me at bradcolemanphotography@gmail.com!
Let’s all get excited!!!
