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Two Innocent Babies<br />
As I see it, when God gives us a<br />
newborn child, that child comes<br />
to us as pictured in Figure 1. Humans<br />
are born after Adam, with<br />
spirits dead to God and unable to<br />
commune with Him. Our children<br />
come to us as self-centered<br />
beings, simply because God is<br />
not in them. However, they are<br />
not yet filled and controlled by<br />
their selfishness. In one sense,<br />
they come to us totally blank.<br />
The mind, the will, the emotions,<br />
and even the body come<br />
to us blank. The body has not<br />
been turned loose to defile itself.<br />
The soul (the mind, the will, and<br />
the emotions) has not been left<br />
to itself yet.<br />
O the beauty of a newborn<br />
child! Everyone agrees with this<br />
little statement. Did you ever<br />
consider what makes a newborn<br />
child so beautiful? It is more<br />
than the pink skin on its cheeks.<br />
When you hold a newborn child<br />
in your arms, you are holding a<br />
living soul with nothing written<br />
on it. There it is, innocent<br />
and open like a blank piece of<br />
paper. Nothing has been written<br />
on it yet, it is innocent. This is<br />
what makes a newborn child so<br />
beautiful.<br />
Now, what will happen if<br />
we take this beautiful innocent<br />
child and put it in the wrong<br />
environment for five years? If<br />
we leave the child to itself, with<br />
all its openness, in the midst of<br />
anger, lust, and gluttony, what<br />
will happen to the child? If we<br />
submit the heart of this child<br />
to all the world has to offer on<br />
television (evil spirits, conflict,<br />
hatred, pornography, drugs,<br />
drinking, and stealing), what<br />
kind of child will we have in<br />
five years? As we look into that<br />
child’s face, will we still see innocence,<br />
purity, and openness?<br />
We all know the answer. In some<br />
cases, you don’t have to wait five<br />
years; two years, even just one<br />
year, will show the change. In<br />
the evil environment of an inner<br />
city, the soul of the child can be<br />
imprinted with all kinds of evil.<br />
Now, let’s look at the positive<br />
side of this illustration. If we<br />
Innocence is what<br />
makes a newborn child<br />
so beautiful.<br />
<strong>Loaves</strong> & <strong>Fishes</strong> • Issue <strong>27</strong> | 33
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