Jesus And The Little Children
Matthew 19:13-14
13Then 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.
14Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." 15When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.
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Why does Jesus want us to be like children?
The kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.
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"Dear God, teach me to be like a little child and trust completely in you. Trying but never striving, crying but never weeping, stumbling but never falling, bleeding but never hurting. Jesus, you love even the littlest ones, who have nothing of their own, no boasts to make, no claims to assert, no ambition to pursue, no wound to scar -- and you call us to be as children, and have that kind of faith. Lord, help me to be a child in you -- to put aside the pains and cares of this world and just rest in you. Lord, I long to rest in your arms, and not have to wrry about anything anymore. Help me to be that trusting of you, to let go and just fall, and sleep knowing that tomorrow, you will make all things new. In Jesus, name, I pray, Amen."
13Then 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.
14Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." 15When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.
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Why does Jesus want us to be like children?
The kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.
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"Dear God, teach me to be like a little child and trust completely in you. Trying but never striving, crying but never weeping, stumbling but never falling, bleeding but never hurting. Jesus, you love even the littlest ones, who have nothing of their own, no boasts to make, no claims to assert, no ambition to pursue, no wound to scar -- and you call us to be as children, and have that kind of faith. Lord, help me to be a child in you -- to put aside the pains and cares of this world and just rest in you. Lord, I long to rest in your arms, and not have to wrry about anything anymore. Help me to be that trusting of you, to let go and just fall, and sleep knowing that tomorrow, you will make all things new. In Jesus, name, I pray, Amen."
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