Matthew 18:1-6
About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Which of us is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"
Jesus called a small child over to him and put the child among them. Then he said, "I assure you, unless you turn from your sins and become as little children you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. Therefore, anyone who becomes as humble as a little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me. But if anyone causes one of these little ones who trusts me to lose faith, it would be far better for that person to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around the neck.
The first thing that comes to mind when I read these verses is how hard it is to become again like a little child, so trusting, so humble - before pride was a stumbling block and being skeptical of everyone and everything was a given. Yet it is required of us to be humble, to trust Him completely and totally holding nothing back and giving freely a sacrifice of our very lives all based on faith! The second thing that hits me reading these verses is how welcoming a child and leading a child astray is so closely associated with welcoming the Lord and with bringing wrath from Him. Oh how important these little children are to Him! And to think that He has entrusted us with their care as parents, teachers, neighbors, and any other way we may directly or indirectly influence these little ones.
Jesus called a small child over to him and put the child among them. Then he said, "I assure you, unless you turn from your sins and become as little children you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. Therefore, anyone who becomes as humble as a little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me. But if anyone causes one of these little ones who trusts me to lose faith, it would be far better for that person to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around the neck.
The first thing that comes to mind when I read these verses is how hard it is to become again like a little child, so trusting, so humble - before pride was a stumbling block and being skeptical of everyone and everything was a given. Yet it is required of us to be humble, to trust Him completely and totally holding nothing back and giving freely a sacrifice of our very lives all based on faith! The second thing that hits me reading these verses is how welcoming a child and leading a child astray is so closely associated with welcoming the Lord and with bringing wrath from Him. Oh how important these little children are to Him! And to think that He has entrusted us with their care as parents, teachers, neighbors, and any other way we may directly or indirectly influence these little ones.
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