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The disciples
approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?”
He called a
child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you
turn and become like
children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the Kingdom
of heaven. And whoever receives one
child such as this in my name receives me.
“See that you
do not despise one of
these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven always
look upon the face of my heavenly Father.”
1. This child
came when Jesus called, even though he likely did not understand why Jesus was
calling him or what would happen once he came over to Jesus. Same dynamic as Sirach
2:4 and Sirach
3:22?
2. Chances are
that the child was probably doing something else he would rather have kept
doing, and may have been reluctant to come with Jesus.
3. But because
he did come, the child was part of something truly great: he was part of an
illustration that has had—and continues to have—tremendous impact over the
years.
4. The child was
able to be a part of that because he was close enough to Jesus to be available.
5. We should not
be too proud to learn from the examples of those that society (and even
ourselves) considers to be our inferior.
Same dynamic as Proverbs
6:6-8 and Proverbs
30:24-28?
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