Our attitude is to be just like that of those children who Jesus picked up and
blessed. If we are Christ’s disciples, we will not claim the kingdom, we will not try and force our way
into it, we will simply receive it with the empty hands of faith. And never forget that in this kingdom
there is forgiveness of all of our sins–there is forgiveness for divorce, there is forgiveness for adultery,
and there is forgiveness for the sin of pride on the part of any who say to themselves, “I never committed
the sin of adultery and I never got a divorce,” therefore I am superior to those who have. In this
kingdom, God freely receives repentant sinners. But he turns away all those who think they’ve earned
their place with in the kingdom. Entrance into the kingdom of God is bestowed and received. Entrance
can never be earned. We must simply receive the blessings which Jesus gives us, as those children who
were brought to Jesus reveled in his blessing. 00 Kim Riddlebarger