Like a Child

We have come to the end of another year and tomorrow I will go back to posting blogs about the book of Hebrews. Today I want to take one more look at the Gospel.
Jesus said that unless we come as little children we will not have eternal life. What is significant about being a child?
First a child is trusting. They trust without fear because they trust the person. We need to trust our heavenly Father.
A child also has simple faith. They take what is said at face value and do not spend hours trying to interpret the meaning behind the meaning.
A child is loving. Their love is unconditional. Children love their parents because they are their parents.
However there are ways that we are not to be children. Children can be selfish, self-centred. Children need to grown up. Paul says, "Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults." 1 Corinthians 14:20 Paul is not saying that we are not to come a children but that we are not to remain as children.