If God is our Father, then we must be children. “Unless you are converted and become as children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven, and whoever humbles himself, even as this child, is greatest in the kingdom” (Matt 18:3-4) Praying the Jesus-prayer means that we embrace the joyful dependence of a child. It means we reject any sense of self-sufficiency, every burden of self-reliance. The aspect of childlikeness that Jesus is affirming is humility, says John Piper. ” If my people will humble themselves and pray”. . .either you will be certain that you are adequate for the challenges of life, or you will be certain that He is adequate. When you pray, today, will you be a joyful, confident child?
(re: post from Jan 8)
