LITTLE CHILDREN

“..There were brought to Him little children, that he should lay His hands on them, and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.”

There can be no question that Jesus has always been attractive to little children and that Jesus wants them to come to Him. He was never too busy to pay attention to them, and we should never be. When a mother spends her time with her children, holding them and teaching them stories from the Bible about Jesus, she is doing the greatest service she can do for the home, the church and the nation.

When a church lays emphasis on the teaching of the Bible to little children, it will find that it is not only providing for future growth, but also that more members are kept busy in it’s present growth. One of the great reasons is, as Jesus said in Matt. 18:3, “Verily I say unto you, ‘Except ye turn and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.’ “ and “Whosoever, therefore, shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

What a challenge! Brethen, we need to get busy and fill the busses we have with all the little children who live around us, and be teaching them! If we do this, “The angels of heaven will be happy” (Matt. 18:10), we’ll make Jesus happy, we will be happy and we will be saving souls.

Love you, David V. Fultz