God's Glory Church

“Jesus… says: ‘Let the little children come to Me.'” — Luke 18:16

When our named grandmother ended up in the hospital after several strokes, the doctors did not know how much her brain was damaged. It was necessary to wait until her condition improved a little, and then check the functioning of the brain. She spoke only a few words that were barely understandable. However, when the 86-year-old woman who had watched over my daughter for twelve years saw me, she opened her parched lips and asked, “How’s Kayla?” The first words she spoke to me were about my child, whom she loved deeply and deeply.

The Lord Jesus also loved children and gave them a special place, although the disciples did not approve of it very much. And so the parents brought their children to Him so that He would “touch them” (Lk. 18:15). And Christ blessed these children. However, not everyone was happy that He blessed the little one. The students scolded the parents and ordered them not to disturb the Teacher. Instead, He intervened and said: “Let the children come to Me” (v. 16). Christ set the children as an example of how to accept God’s Kingdom – with simple trust and sincerity.

Young children rarely have ulterior motives. They say what they see. Let us trust in God with an open heart like a child, while He helps us to restore that childlike trust.

How to imitate a child’s sincerity in a relationship with God? How do you bless the children in your family and community?

Heavenly Father, help me to accept Your Kingdom openly and sincerely in a childlike way.

Author: Katara Patton