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Little Children

6/10/07 Bro Lee

Mark 10:13-14 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

The disciples tried to keep the people from bringing the children to Jesus. No doubt they believed their motives to be sincere. They may have resented this imposition on the Master's time and strength. They may have even made the tragic mistake of concluding that the needs of children weren't that important.

In any case they were quite forgetful. Jesus had already told them how important it was to receive children. Mark 9:36,37 - "And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me."

When Jesus saw the attempts of the disciples to keep the children from coming to Him "He was indignant". It displeases Jesus very much when we stand in the way of His being able to touch the children. They are very valuable to Him.

Like Jesus, we should invest time with our children by being involved with them, investing time in them, letting them know how much we love them and how much God loves them.

A child possesses a simplicity of faith; a wonderful ability to trust and act on that trust. Because those of us who are older have been lied to, manipulated, and taken for granted at times, we have learned a tendency to doubt and be skeptical.

And finally, a child will willingly receive a gift, without thinking there has to be strings attached. Adults don't want to be beholden to anyone. They don't believe there is really such a thing as a "somethhing for nothing" gift.

If you have not already done so, will you trust Christ today in simple child-like faith? He lovingly waits to touch you with His love and forgiveness.