Jesus Loves the Little Children
“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’” Matthew 19:14 (NIV)
There’s a song that goes like this:
“Jesus loves the liitle 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.”
It’s a great song with beautiful lyrics that speak the truth of the love of God for ALL the little children of the world. I have one disagreement with the lyrics. Jesus does not see the children as “red and yellow, black, and white.” He sees them as little children—all alike to Him, and He loves them all. Loving Jesus through the heart of a little child is special. They love unconditionally, and they love completely. They trust the one they love without reservation. As they grow older, our society insinuates little twinges of doubt and small acknowledgements of differences between people, and these begin to affect their love for Jesus and trust of Him. They begin to wonder if Jesus really does love everybody the same, and if he can always be trusted. Well, He does love everybody the same and He is completely trustworthy. That’s His nature and He never changes.
For me to live the best possible life as a Christian with the greatest amount of peace I can have, and with the maximum joy in my life, I have to go back to being a little child in my love for and my trust in God. Have you ever seen the look of love and trust in the eyes of a little baby as he or she looks at his or her mother’s face? That’s the kind of love I need to have toward my Lord and Savior, Jesus. That’s the kind of love I intend to have for my Lord and Savior, Jesus, and my life will be more fulfilled. I can never love Jesus as much as He loves me, but I can love Him like a baby loves, without doubt or reservation, but with great joy. Let’s all return to that “baby love” for Jesus.
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