JESUS commanded:
Matthew 18:3-4
King James Version
3 And said,
Verily I say unto you,
Except ye be converted,
and become as little children,
ye shall not enter
into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever therefore
shall humble himself as this little child,
the same is greatest
in the kingdom of heaven.
Being childlike is a danger to society.
It will question many of its ways.
It will challenge many of its methods.
It will uproot many of its old beliefs.
Many organizations, institutions, and industries, will be challenged.
We shall find, many of our work, and functions, will have become obsolete.
And even rendered "useless".
Only because they're a pain to do.
It demands too much of man.
It makes him surrender his time with GOD.
It derails him from his true path.
It steals time from his family.
It makes him a cog in a wheel.
Until he's outlived his "usefulness".
And he's merely replaced with another.
Such is society's cruelty, which many are not aware of.
All they know is being so tired at the end of the day.
And not knowing where the money you earned went to.
Most days, you don't even know where it will be coming from.
Nothing is left at the end of the day, or at the end of your years.
Not even knowing if you're doing the right work, or if your contribution is useful to others.
Nothing seems enough, despite your hard work, or your combined efforts.
You become old, before you're even old.
But being born again is an antidote to Satan's plan.
His plan is to take away the natural mirth, and cheer, from our hearts.
Not to mention the innate innocence we all had.
All the enemy cares about is you lose all sense of your soul, and spirit.
He aims to take away the "childlike" spirit in you.
He wants us to be like him -- old, jaded, bitter, jealous, vengeful, and insane.
But that won't happen, if you have the HOLY SPIRIT in you.
Listen to what JESUS says about GOD's SPIRIT:
John 3:1-5
King James Version
3 There was a man of the Pharisees,
named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 The same came to Jesus by night,
and said unto him, Rabbi, we know
that thou art a teacher come from God:
for no man can do these miracles that thou doest,
except God be with him.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him,
How can a man be born when he is old?
can he enter the second time
into his mother's womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
John 3:6-8
King James Version
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh;
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth,
and thou hearest the sound thereof,
but canst not tell whence it cometh,
and whither it goeth: so is every one
that is born of the Spirit.
John 14:16-17
King James Version
16 And I will pray the Father,
and he shall give you another Comforter,
that he may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth;
whom the world cannot receive,
because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him:
but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you,
and shall be in you.
John 14:26
King James Version
26 But the Comforter,
which is the Holy Ghost,
whom the Father will send in my name,
he shall teach you all things,
and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 15:26
King James Version
26 But when the Comforter is come,
whom I will send unto you from the Father,
even the Spirit of truth,
which proceedeth from the Father,
he shall testify of me:
John 16:7-11
King James Version
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth;
It is expedient for you that I go away:
for if I go not away,
the Comforter will not come unto you;
but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world
of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father,
and ye see me no more;
11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world
is judged.
John 16:13-15
King James Version
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come,
he will guide you into all truth:
for he shall not speak of himself;
but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak:
and he will shew you things to come.
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine,
and shall shew it unto you.
15 All things that the Father hath are mine:
therefore said I, that he shall take of mine,
and shall shew it unto you.
Apostle Paul says much about GOD's SPIRIT, too:
Acts 5:32
King James Version
32 And we are his witnesses of these things;
and so is also the Holy Ghost,
whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Romans 5:5
King James Version
5 And hope maketh not ashamed;
because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts
by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Romans 8:11
King James Version
11 But if the Spirit of him
that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you,
he that raised up Christ from the dead
shall also quicken your mortal bodies
by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
King James Version
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God,
and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God,
him shall God destroy;
for the temple of God is holy,
which temple ye are.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
King James Version
19 What? know ye not that your body
is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you,
which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price:
therefore glorify God in your body,
and in your spirit, which are God's.
1 Corinthians 12:13
King James Version
13 For by one Spirit
are we all baptized into one body,
whether we be Jews or Gentiles,
whether we be bond or free;
and have been all made to drink
into one Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:17
King James Version
17 Now the Lord is that Spirit:
and where the Spirit of the Lord is,
there is liberty.
Galatians 5:22-23
King James Version
22 But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law.
Ephesians 5:9
King James Version
9 (For the fruit of the Spirit
is in all goodness and righteousness
and truth;)
Ephesians 5:18
King James Version
18 And be not drunk with wine,
wherein is excess;
but be filled with the Spirit;
2 Timothy 1:7
King James Version
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear;
but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Let us heed what king David prayed for:
Psalm 51:10-13
King James Version
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God;
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence;
and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
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