"And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me." Matthew 18:5
NIV
Do you want to really get God's favor? Welcome a little child.
I get to talk to a lot of adults. Our rapidly growing church is filled with new people I do not know. It's fun on a Sunday to meet a new person or put a name with a face. What I really love, however, is when I can sneak away from the crowd of big people and make my way to the children's area. I especially love it when one of them; ones who don't even know who I am, want me to hold them or play with them. I feel like I'm someone special when a child welcomes me (especially if they usually don't let people hold them).
I wonder if there is something to that emotion I have that is similar to what Jesus refers to in this passage. Jesus has His heart with the little children. He loves to watch their faces light up at the smallest things. He loves the way they look puzzled when they see something for the first time. He loves how they respond to a gentle smile. He loves it also when they let out a good belly laugh! Jesus loves the little children.
Somehow I think that if I want to be near Jesus…I'll have to be near…at least in my attitude towards God and others around me….to the heart of a child.
Lord, help me to see life the way you do; through the excitement and wonder of a child.
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