Like a child

“And He said, ‘I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.’” Matthew 18:3
Finding salvation is something that children and adults alike can do. It is not complicated; there is no secret agenda that we must unravel in order to understand the gospel. In actual fact, children often have an easier time than adults of accepting the gospel message, because it is so simple.
Jesus tells us here that we must all come to God like children. That is not to say that we throw a tantrum until He gives in to our demands, but we come to Him openly, not arrogantly, having a simple faith. A child can easily acknowledge that there are things he or she cannot do. He can’t run fast enough to be in the Olympics. She can’t ride a bike yet. And children can easily understand that they are unable to be good all the time, but with Jesus by their side He has made a way for them to be friends with God again.
The gospel message is this: We need to acknowledge that we are sinners and therefore in need of a Saviour. We need to repent of our sins, turn away from them and turn to God. We need to believe that Jesus’ death on the cross and subsequent resurrection, has paid the penalty due for our sins. We need to accept it personally and start to walk in the new spiritual life He has provided for us. We need to confess Him as Lord of our lives, openly acknowledging that now He is in charge. That’s it!