They need to be kept safe and warm. The kingdom of God is like that. It begins as a tiny, infant thought in our hearts, a baby desire for a better world, a small, quiet voice of longing to be like Jesus. And those little baby desires in our hearts will just shrivel up and die if we don't care for them and feed them. We need to care for the kingdom of God which rests inside of our hearts with the same tender care that we would give to our own children.
Doctors have a word for what happens when babies die of neglect.
Failure to thrive. Maybe the problem with our world today is that the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, which has been placed in each of our hearts is failing to thrive. Maybe that's why we have such a high rate of divorce. I think all of us can't wait to see who these kids grow up to be. Emily and Autumn will each have their own personalities.