Babes and Sucklings

Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings / You have established strength / Because of Your adversaries, / To stop the enemy and the avenger. Psalms 8:2  

Babes and sucklings are the simple and pure ones. They are not the weaker ones as in the physical sense of infants. Though weak in themselves but trusting in the Lord; their strength is their weakness in themselves, but strong in the Lord. They have no confidence in themselves but have full confidence in the Lord. They seem ignorant and foolish to the world but their wisdom is the Lord's. Such are the babes and sucklings that impressed me.

As I was studying on babes and sucklings, the Lord renewed my understanding of the word of who the babes and sucklings really are. 

Matthew 5:3 says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens". 

Notes from the Recovery Version reads, "To be poor in spirit is not only to be humble but also to be emptied in our spirit, in the depth of our being, not holding on to the old things of the old dispensation but unloaded to receive the new things, the things of the kingdom of the heavens". 

To me, babes and suckling are such ones who are humble, emptied in spirit always longing for the Lord's feeding and filling. Not presumptuous nor preoccupied, but seeking, loving and longing for the Lord. Not even counting what have already been gained, but looking forward to the things before. And ever pursuing the Lord even until the end.

Out of such babes and sucklings' mouths, the Lord established strength. True indeed today, in my little experiences of life, I can testify to the same. And the Lord will stop enemy and the avenger through such babe and sucklings!

What a prophesy! What wisdom!

My sincere fellowship to certain brothers who seems to know many divine things, at least in doctrine, is to be humble, simple and pure and come to the Lord, especially to the word, to eat and drink the Lord. Not to question and debate on the word with fellow believers, but to receive life supply from the word. For the Bible is the Book of Life. We must come to the Bible as babes and sucklings.

My heart's yearning is the same as well; to be simple and pure as babe and suckling to receive life supply, yes, even more life supply, from the word of God. Even to this extent, I have fellowshipped with some Christian "leaders and pastors" the importance of being poor in spirit, pure in heart and be as babes and sucklings, always eating and drinking the Lord, learning and loving the Lord, and growing to maturity unto His full stature. 

Lord, make me Your babe and suckling.