I'm just here oblivious to my existence. I don't really know anything. I'm just here.
In my innocence I await the appearance of what I'm unaware is the source of my sustenance. I don't know who or even what is feeding me. Even though I'm hungry, I don't know what hunger is. It appears to be a world of sensation without description. I have feelings of hunger and suddenly a source appears and I get filled. I certainly don't know where what I am being fed is going after it is put in my mouth.
I have no apparent worry or anxiety over anything that is taking place so far. I have no knowledge of purpose and am not aware that it is even in my distant future. I have no sense of being and have a long way to go to any knowledge of identity. I'm just here.
I haven't realized my helplessness and vulnerability. I don't know what worry or fear is. I see, hear, smell, taste and feel, but at this point it's all so confusing with my limited perspective.
I'm just here. If I'm just here and I have little knowledge or experience, then mostly, I just am.
I would like to interject a truly practical definition of the phrase "I AM". Scripture points to God as being the "Great I Am." The definition of the phrase "I Am" is "The Source". When we take a look at the "baby bird" we'll notice in it's infant-like innocence it easily receives from it's source whatever the mamma' or daddy have to offer; the key being "infant-like innocence." In this situation the baby bird is not only open to receive the food offered but the necessary life lessons for future endeavors.
God humbled Himself enough to become a man, enter the earth in the form of an infant child, and still retain all of His power. Then who are we to limit or neglect the potential of this child.
Henceforth, I relate man's current dilemma with entering the Kingdom of God. Matthew 18:3 says, "verily I say unto you, except ye be converted, and become as little children ye shall not enter in to the Kingdom of God." The word "be", preceding the the word "converted" in the Greek is a state of being verb indicating "I am." It is first person, singular, present indicative. The word "converted" here is synonymous to the word "repent" or change one's thinking; thus "be converted" becomes "I am changed in my thinking." The phrase "I am" points back to becoming childlike, Or more specifically, infant-like.
Instead of having childlike faith we must stand forth with infant-like faith which has a wholly different meaning considering, once again, the aforementioned "Baby Bird". We must, by infant-like faith rely, in total innocence, on our Source being God, who is willing to come to earth whether as our Source or as a child. He is well able to "perfect that which concerneth us."
Next, in the verse that says we must "become as little children in order to enter the kingdom of heaven", the word "become" means to cause to be (to generate), come into being infant-like, come into being humble, yet never humiliated. Even though we may suffer physically, mentally, or emotionally we will never be humiliated if we remain infant-like in our humility. "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." (We will discuss, suffering and problems in a later blog)
The touch-point for entering the Kingdom will always be infant-like humility in faith. Man's total dependence upon God.
Now, "What is the Kingdom of Heaven?" We will discuss that in the next Blog.
