“Then little children were brought to Jesus
for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought
them. Jesus said, ‘Let the little
children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs
to such as these.’ When he had placed
his hands on them, he went on from there.” (Matthew 19:13-15)
Jesus was a great man, and great men don’t
have time for those who are not worthy to be in their presence. Check out who gets the opportunity to have an
audience with the President. The
powerful, the famous, the rich, the beautiful, these will be allowed to see
him. But the helpless, the unknown, the
poor, the ugly, the common people, it’s extremely rare for such to have any
chance to see him at all, unless there is some political advantage for the
President.
The disciples must have been guarding Jesus’
time like the President’s men guard his.
They didn’t want Jesus’ time to be wasted on those who were not
important. Of course, their view of
importance was different from the view of the President’s men, but some still
didn’t measure up, as here the children did not.
Jesus taught His followers an important
lesson here -- that no one is too unimportant for Him. He has time for the lowliest, the least
important persons in the world (and they are only unimportant in the eyes of
the world, not in the eyes of the Lord)!
He has time for the children. He has time for you. He has time for me. He has time for anyone who will come to Him!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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