Welcome the Child
Then Jesus took a small child. Jesus stood the child before
the followers. Jesus held the child in his arms and said, "If
a person accepts children like these in my name, then that
person is also accepting me. And if a person accepts me, then
that person is also accepting the One (God) that sent me."
-- Mark 9:36-37 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
How we treat those from whom we can receive no status determines our
heart. In Jesus' day, children were not held to be overly important in
the social pecking order. In many ways, that is still true today --
notice how day-care workers and teachers are still among the lowest
paid professional workers in many modern countries. So Jesus reminds
his followers that the way they welcome, treat, and value children
reveals a great deal about their hearts. What does it say about our
own?
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father, thank you for challenging me to value people whom others
neglect, devalue, and overlook. Help me follow through on my conviction
to love all people, especially those from whom I can receive no
monetary, status, or power benefit. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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