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Children Suffer

Mark 10:14 
"But when Jesus saw it, He was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God." 

We are studying young people in the Holy Scriptures in our series titled; "Children of the Heavenly Father." This week we are focused on "A Child Like Faith." Here in the Gospel of Mark Jesus was teaching a crowd. Some start bringing their children to Him for a blessing. 

Some of Jesus' closest followers did not like this; the Disciples thought these children were interrupting the teaching that is taking place. They REBUKED the people bringing young children. And, the Disciples are about to learn a lesson, today's verse; "But when Jesus saw it, He was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God." 

SUFFER is one of the KJV words that can trip us up. We think of SUFFER to mean; to experience something bad or unpleasant. In the Old English it means to allow or to permit; and to not forbid or hinder. Here Jesus is saying "ALLOW the little children to come unto Me." Do not prevent children from access to our Lord and Savior. 

Thenn Jesus adds this little gem; "for of such is the kingdom of God." Children have an innocence and simplicity that allows them to interact with others very openly and honestly. We may notice a mature saint in our church has a similar way to approach situations because of their experienced walk with Jesus Christ. We can all look forward to the day we experience the kingdom of God with the awe and wonder of a child!
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