Read: Mark 10:13-16

Let the little children come
to Me, and do not forbid
them. -Mark 10:14

“No children please!” These words are seldom voiced,
but they’re often assumed when we are invited to hear a
prominent speaker, teacher, or leader. The assumption
is that children wouldn’t know what’s going on and they
might annoy the speaker.

In Mark 10:13-16, the Lord’s disciples made a similar
assumption about children and Jesus. But He was
displeased when His disciples rebuked parents who
brought their little ones to be blessed. Jesus knew
that children, with their receptive hearts, were closest
to His kingdom.

Many years ago, missionary Robert Moffat learned the
importance of not overlooking children. Only a few
people had come to one of his meetings because of bad
weather. Although disheartened, he preached his
message, not noticing a small boy who was operating the
bellows of the organ. Before Moffat was finished, that
boy had decided to become a missionary. His name was
David Livingston, who grew up to become God’s pioneering
servant in Africa.

We as parents, school teachers, church workers, and
neighbors must never overlook the children whom God puts
into our lives. Remember, the kingdom of God is for
children too.
-Joanie E. Yoder

You took the children on Your knee,
And Lord, You blessed them all;
No wayward child too bad could be,
No infant was too small. -Stratton

INVEST IN THE FUTURE – LEAD A CHILD TO CHRIST.

OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1999 by Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.