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Children get it right

Luke 18:17
"Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein."

People were bringing their babies to Jesus for a blessing. The Disciples thought that He was too busy and too important to spend time blessing children. Jesus stopped His Disciples from going too far and uses this as a teaching moment. Jesus shows kindness to those not capable of doing anything for Him. It is Christ's idea that little children should be brought to Him. The promise is to all of us, He will bid us welcome. And we must receive His kingdom as children. In other words, there is nothing we do to earn it. It's a gift from our Father in Heaven!

"Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein." We commonly think of this as innocence and a carefree attitude. But, look again at this scene. The babies are receiving Jesus's Grace. They are carried to Him by their parents. Some of them are not able to talk. Most are not able to understand what is happening or what the grown ups are talking about. The blessings they are receiving are due to no effort or motivation from the children! This is a picture of GRACE!

Jesus's gift is not given because you can walk or talk. You can't come to Jesus on your own. Someone needs to bring you along. Someone helped you believe. You can't do it on your own. You can't even get it right. When we contribute anything, we get it WRONG. We need to live in the moment with kindness and love for all. Like a child.
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