God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.' Jesus affirms the importance of childlike faith and encourages His disciples to welcome and embrace those with pure hearts and genuine faith.
The one marvelous secret of a holy life lies not in imitating Jesus, but in letting the perfections of Jesus manifest themselves in my mortal flesh. Sanctification is “Christ in you.”… Sanctification is not drawing from Jesus the power to be holy; it is drawing from Jesus the holiness that was manifested in Him, and He manifests it in me.