Someone asked of us today, "What do I have to do to be an effective spiritual Christian?" The answer given: "Simply trust God and love Jesus, with the best you have to offer." The disciples asked Jesus a similar question ~ "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of God?"
Here is Jesus' response to their query.
"Whoever becomes simple and elemental again, like this child, will rank high in God's kingdom." Matthew 18:4 (MSG)
Despite our complex lives, God still expects that we come to Him with a simple, believing faith that is fully dependent on His resources. You see, I don’t think we need great complex ideas. I believe God usually deals with us very simply. As someone once rightly stated ~ "The main things are the plain things, and the plain things are the main things".
In his book, Fresh Faith, Jim Cymbala sums it up well when he writes: "The greatest Christian is not the one who has achieved the most but rather the one who has received the most. God's grace, love and mercy flow through His people abundantly because they walk in total dependence."
