Don't Hinder the Children

One day some parents were bringing their children to Jesus but Jesus’ disciples were stopping them. The disciples obviously did not share Jesus’ affection for children. Perhaps they were influenced by the thinking of their day but on their own they decided that Jesus did not need to be disturbed by such unimportant people.

The Bible tells us that Jesus rebuked the disciples for doing this. The word here speaks of a very strong reproof. We are also told that that Jesus was indignant. He was very grieved, very displeased by what they did.

This not only assures us of how much Jesus loves children, but it should serve as a warning to us. We don’t want to do anything that would hinder our children from coming to Christ. We should want to do everything we can to encourage children to follow Christ.

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