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Little Children, Come Unto Me

"But Jesus called them unto him, and said,

Suffer little children to come unto me,

and forbid them not;

for of such is the kingdom of God.

...Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God

as a little child shall in no wise enter therein." (Luke 18:16&17)

And Jesus...took a child, and set him by Him,

and said unto them,

Whosoever shall receive this child in My name

receiveth Me...(Luke 9:47&48)

A precious little child on tiptoes,

peers among the crowd,

He hopes to catch a glimpse of the Master.

while others scuffs him aside.

His helplessness catches the eye of the Master,

and bids the child to come to Him.

The crowds watch in unbelief,

to why he would be the greatest.

 He reaches down to set him upon His knee.

Children, so precious to the Savior.

A gift to man that God has given.

How trusting are their eyes of hope.

Their faith that they have in their fathers.

Forbid it not that they should come, He says

of their childlike innocence.

A child whose hope is in the strong arms of his father

bends down, to his helplessness.

And sets him upon His knee.

Through the eyes of child,

a child will view His Father

by experiences he's known of his own father's love.

A portrait he captured through his lifetime.

through the lens of the relationship he was given.

Will he come to know his Heavenly Father

with unconditional love...

or will he coward behind his father's wrath

feeling helpless...and worthless?

Will he know Him as a friend who he can seek guidance?

or one that towers over him in intidimation.

Will he see his Father as a loving father,

 who is gentle, and slow to anger...

or will his hand be feared,

when his hand is risen?

Will he grow up to be a man of God,

with a tenderness for Jesus...

or was his name only spoken in slang,

in what he heard and witnessed?

Will he grow up with a healthy sence of self worth,

and know that His Heavenly father loves him too...

or will he grow up feeling undeserving of that love

and treat his wife the same too?

What kind of fathers and mothers are we teaching

out  little children to be?

Their upbringing will carry onto the next generation

of joy or misery.

Will our children see God as a God of wrath

 who is harsh, and swift to punishment...

or will He be a God of love,

who is gentle and full of compassion?

What kind of a father will your children view

their Heavenly father to be

is a question we shall all ask,

while we're still raising them.

We only have our children for a short while.

 to hold them, and form them in love.

Entrusted to our care from the hands of a loving Father.

 As gifts temporary loaned to us for a while,

before releasing them.

Children so precious to the Savior

Forbid them not to come to him.

Woe to him who harms a child.

and takes its joy away, by intimidation.

It would be better that you were not born,

than to abuse a precious child.

If you would like to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ,

and to trust Him as your Lord and Savior.

Confess to Him your sins,

and your dependence on Him as your Savior.

Will you pray this prayer with me?

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