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Matthew chapter 19 verses 13 through 15

then children were brought to him that he may lay his hands on them and pray.

The disciples rebuke the people, but Jesus said, let the little children come to me,

and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven and he laid his hands

on them and went away.

Is that not a beautiful picture of Jesus' love for children?

I just, I mean, just imagine that scene, like all these kids coming up surrounding Jesus

and the disciples thinking, thinking no this is a really

important teacher like send them away and Jesus says what are you doing and he

brings them up and he lays his hands on them and he prays for them and he says these words

Let the little children come to me do not hear them for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven like that's quite a statement to such belongs

to such belongs the kingdom of heaven what is this passage? I think the primary truth is crystal clear.

Like what is it about children that's being expressed here?

Jesus receives the humble and Jesus rejects the proud.

Let me say that again, like Jesus receives the humble and Jesus rejects the proud. And we know that's the meaning

because of what happens right after this in Matthew chapter 19 as this rich young man

he who looks important like okay now this is the person that should be around

Jesus this is the person that the important teacher needs to be around Jesus. This is the person that the important teacher needs to be

around rich influential young man and yet we see in this rich young man a total

lack of humility an unwillingness to come to Jesus and surrender all that

he is and all that he has, all of his possessions to Jesus. And Jesus at the end of this says,

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