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Whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:4

Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven? I think Jesus surprised, if not shocked, His disciples when He answered by calling a little child and telling His disciples that this child was the model of greatness in His Kingdom.

In Jesus’ day children were to be seen and not heard; they were non-entities waiting to become something. There are many aspects to childlikeness. We love their innocence, their sense of wonder, their joy, their quick delight in things, but above all, children are marked by their innocent dependence.

Jesus told His disciples they had to ‘change and become like little children.’ In normal life, there comes a time when we tell children they must change and become like adults and grow up.

In the spiritual life, the reverse is true. *The danger is that we become too adult, too clever, too sufficient in ourselves, and too self-contained.* A return to childlike wonder, love and dependency is essential for spiritual growth. *This is not to be childish, but childlike.*

Jesus told His disciples, ‘Whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven’ (Matthew 18:4). The bar is not going high, it is coming low.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I humbly ask that you help me to be more child-like in Jesus mighty name.....Amen🙏🏼

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