Next,
little children were brought to Jesus in hopes that He would bless and pray for
them, but his disciples tried to prevent them from coming. Jesus said, “Leave
them alone. Don’t stop them, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to people
like these.” (Matthew 19:14)
When opportunities present themselves, where
your people clearly are going against the values you are teaching, do you take
advantage of that opportunity? It may seem like a small issue, but the simple,
clear choices that arise, can be great times for your people to learn.
Jesus saw the disciples’ intent. They
determined he was a man on an important mission. His time was much too
important to be spent with children. Jesus made clear the choice He was making.
He chose people. Jesus loved people; individual people. He loved every one of
them. He later would die for people; beggars, lepers, and robbers, as well as
disciples and Pharisees – and children. People matter to Jesus – always. He
values people. He makes it His job to be sure that His followers value people
too.
Jesus
still values people. You have no people in your life who are unimportant. Help
them all to learn to make the right choices.
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