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Daily Devotionals
Bowen's Daily Meditations
" Except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 18:3.
Many things are becoming in a child that are not in a man; and many things required in a man that are not looked for in a child. The idea here, or one aspect of it, is that we should be made over again, from the very beginning.
Simplicity, freedom from guile, candor, retiringness, affectionateness, trust; these things are not uncommon among children, and are important elements of a Christian’s character. Especially is the Christian required to entertain towards God, the feelings that parents expect from their children; and to demean himself in the sight of God as children demean themselves in their intercourse with those over them.
Are you a little child in this sense, that you are willing to learn all things de novo from God? Are you willing to receive what counsel he gives? To have all your conduct determined by him? Your plans altered or dismissed by him? Your affections disposed of by him? Your property taken by him? Your sorrow cared for by him?
Are you willing to live with an open heart to him, and confidingly pour out all your experiences into his bosom? To have no secrets from him? To confess everything and to confers it at once?
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