Good Morning Friends,
“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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