Luke 18:15-17 “Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
Matthew 10:40-42 “He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
We often view these verses, and many other others, naturally. There is also spiritual meaning which is overlooked. The little ones in these verses speaks of little children in the natural, but also babes in Christ spiritually. How often are we like the disciples. We have an idea of how the Lord should move. Surely we are the ones walking with Him, and most acquainted with His ways. However when things are interrupted and God puts His heart and desire towards His little ones we often resist the idea. Yet the Lord says otherwise, “Let the little children come to me.” Even as mature believers we must maintain a humble heart like a child to enter His kingdom.
We would never rebuke, judge, or look down on a little child in the natural for their immaturity. May it be the same in our spiritual walk. Are there babes in Christ in our midst? Let us give them a refreshing cup of cold water! Receive them in the name of the Lord. Let them disrupt your ideas of how things should be, and let the Lord place His hands on them. You will never lose your reward.
Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them!
Death to Self Devotional 