Great Little Children

And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:2-4

Children are so precious—so trusting, open to learning and unassuming. That is how Jesus wants us to be—trusting. Living in a household with a two and five year old I can attest to their trusting nature, but was Jesus looking for obedience? Most kiddos go through a phase where they just aren’t willing to be obedient. They really know how to push your buttons. Did Jesus know about that? He knows everything—of course He knew of the stubborn and rebellious nature that is in children, as well as adults. But He was looking beyond that to the unique humbling nature of small children. That is what He wants us to do…humble ourselves. What does that look like? How do we humble ourselves? By putting others first…by putting Jesus first in our lives…by living as Jesus would. The word “humble” appears in 48 verses in the NASB translation. In that we discover Moses was more humble than any other man on earth. Numbers 12:3. God expects people to humble themselves before Him—to put ourselves below Him—to bow down.

RSVP: Jesus is calling us to humble ourselves. Can you do that? How will you respond to Him today?

Prayer ~ Lord Jesus, I fall on my face before You. It is a humbling experience to be in Your presence—and yet I yearn to sit at your feet every day…and learn from You—to feel the love of Your presence.

© 2014 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.

All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.