“Jesus Loves the Little Children, ALL the Children of the World!”

The Word of God is so very powerful and wonderful. Recently, in Mark’s record of the Gospel, the words written in chapter 10 (the whole chapter) have been really riveting to me, personally — heart, mind, soul, and strength. 

Here’s one portion of the passage: 

‬‬“One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so He could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering Him. When Jesus saw what was happening, He was angry with His disciples. He said to them, “Let the children come to Me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” Then He took the children in His arms and placed His hands on their heads and blessed them.” Mark‬ ‭10:13-16‬ ‭NLT‬‬

How must the disciples have felt when they realized they were not allowing those that Jesus wanted to come to Him to actually come to Him? The little children, that is. 

In the culture of that day, children were not often highly valued. Generally speaking, they were to be invisible and silent. Yet, Jesus did not succumb to the culture of His day. He went against the culture and let everyone know that children were highly valued to Him. Why? Truly, “Jesus loves the little children, ALL the children of the world!”

This thought is on my mind, today. In the culture i live in now, do i highly value those that the world does not highly value? Is there anyone i think Jesus does not want coming to Him? If so, Lord forgive. Lord forbid. 

My prayer is: Lord, let the little children realize Your loving presence for them through me. And not just the little children, but ALL the children of the world, especially the ones who are seemingly invisible and have sadly lost their voice. Reach through me to save those created in Your image. All of them are precious in Your sight. Make them to also be precious in mine. Amen. 

Presence Matters Most.

No Invisible People. UNITY!

Pastor Kerry Willis 

“…future generations will be told about the Lord.” Psalms‬ ‭22:30‬b NIV