Let the Little Childrem Come…

 

“Let the little children come to me…”

—Matthew 19:14a

When I was five years old in Sunday School we learned this little song:

Jesus loves the little children,
All the children of the world.
Red and yellow, black and white,
They are precious in His sight.
Jesus loves the little children of the world.

A simple song, some might even say a silly song, but very true, nonetheless.

Dealing with children crossing our southern border is actually a very complicated political and social issue. But as followers of Jesus, our response to the individual children is very simple: we must follow in footsteps of our Savior.

The “road map” for dealing with children is described in Matthew 19:13-14:

Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Let us this day look at all children with the same eyes of love as our Savior. Then, let us treat them the same way He would.

 

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