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MINISTRY TO CHILDREN
LORD’S DAY, FEBRUARY 20
Mark 10:13-16

Matthew 11:25

 

“…Suffer the little children

to come unto me…”

 

MINISTRY TO CHILDREN
 
Children are VIPs, they are very important to God and to us. The word “children” occurs over 1500 times in the Bible. Psalm 127:3 says, “Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.” Children are God’s gifts to us and for children to be a blessing to parents, church, society, and country, there must be strong marriages, strong families with a daddy and a mommy, not a daddy and a daddy, or a mommy and a mommy; gay marriages destroy family, and eventually country.
 
Jesus said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God” (Mark 10:14). The term “little children” here (Greek: paideia) refers to infants and toddlers (children from day one to five years old). The kingdom of heaven is full of people who have childlike faith and trust in Jesus. Jesus said, “Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (Matt 18:3,4). Read also Mark 10:15. Children are so teachable. They listen and learn—A is A, B is B, C is C, white is white, black is black (cf. Matt 11:25). Unless we believe in Jesus and His Word like a little child, we cannot be saved.
 
Jesus blessed the little children and prayed for them. Children need good and godly parents, parents who are Christlike who will teach them the Bible and pray for them. That was why Moses said to Israel, “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up” (Deut 6:4-7). Are we doing that?
 
Let us love our children, teach them God’s Word from day one, and pray for them and for their salvation.
 
THOUGHT: Be willing to give your son to full-time Christian service.

PRAYER: (Pray for your children.)

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