Sunday, August 14, 2016

Tuesday, August 9, 2016


Matthew 18: 1-5, 10, 12-15

The disciples approached Jesus and said,
“Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?”
He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said,
“Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children,
you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven.
Whoever becomes humble like this child
is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.
And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me.

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones,
for I say to you that their angels in heaven
always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.
What is your opinion?
If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray,
will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills
and go in search of the stray?
And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it
than over the ninety-nine that did not stray.
In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father
that one of these little ones be lost.”

Why must we become like little children to enter heaven? Because little children trust without question and love without wanting something in return. Little children are not boastful or pride filled. Little children rely entirely on their parents for everything without worry or stress. Little children believe without seeing and never require proof.

These things change as we grow older. We no longer trust without question. We no longer love without wanting something in return. We beat our chests and pat ourselves on the back. We are pride filled. We no longer rely on God to provide and are full of worry about how we will fill our needs. We no longer believe without overwhelming proof. Everything that makes children so special we view as childish.

Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven.



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