At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.” Matthew 11:25
I am an infant caregiver at a local daycare center and preschool. In my room, babies enter as young as twelve weeks of age and they graduate to the next level at about one year. There is a 4-1 ratio of babies to caregivers, so the ability to multitask while remaining calm in all situations is a must. Most importantly, ya gotta love babies, which fortunately, I do!
When Jesus walked the earth, He always pointed to the children when illustrating how we should live, so I get a life lessons perk and much fodder for devotions as well. The other day, I was entertaining three babies, each of whom were positioned about six feet away from one another. I made my way around the room with a blanket, stopping at each child long enough to play a few rounds of peek-a-boo. Each baby would laugh as I swished the blanket off of his head, but I noticed one child’s reaction in particular was very different from the rest.
Baby Jonah laughed just as heartily when I was playing with his little classmates as when it was his turn. He took such obvious delight in the joy of others, that it caused me to stop and wonder – is that how I live? I definitely knew that Jesus was pointing at this generous six month old child and reminding me – the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.
I’m going to follow Jonah’s lead today. I’m going to look at my neighbor’s blessings and be truly glad. I want to rejoice over the gifts God has given someone else as if they were my own. There is no room for envy here – here, in the kingdom of God.
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