The New King James Version term ‘suffer’ actually can be translated in today’s language as “allow.” (Allow), or “Let the little children to come unto Me,…” These words were spoken by Jesus to His disciples.(Matthew 19:14). Oh yes, they THOUGHT they knew what was best, so they began to send the children away. But Jesus was NOT happy!
“And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased…” (Mark 10:13, 14).
The mothers brought their children to Jesus that He might ‘touch’ them. But the disciples sent them away: “But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.” (Mark 10:14).
None of us in this century, (or any century past) likes to hear the word, “suffer”! But back in the day, this word meant ‘ to allow’, ‘ to let.’
Most mamas want their children ‘touched’ by the Lord. Most mamas want their children to ‘protected from evil’ and most mamas hold their babies in their arms and ‘marvel’ and pray and dream and hope wonderful things for their children. Yes, they do.
Today I write because of the word, ‘suffer’. Many children are ‘SUFFERING!’ Today, can we pray to do our part to ‘Allow’ and ‘let’ the little children, young and even older be part of our lives, especially those who have never been ‘brought to Jesus’, and may we be willing to ‘bring them to Jesus?’
Maybe the word ‘suffer’ is appropriate. We might need to be ‘inconvenienced’ to be about ‘letting’ and ‘allowing’ children to ‘Come to Jesus.’ Prayer was taken out the schools in this country. God was taken out of the text books in the public schools. History has been changed to be ‘politically correct’, but HIS STORY is the same.
The children are constantly drilled in ‘comprehension’. Who’s gonna help them to comprehend that: Jesus “was the true Light which gives light to every man who comes into the world.
We know that they don’t ‘comprehend’ because it is written: He(Jesus ) was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him, (or comprehend Him). He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.”(John 1:9-11).
But, we know He can ‘touch them’ and make them ‘new creations’ and adopt them into His family: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.” (John 1:12).
Perhaps the King James Version is appropriate for today. “Lord Jesus, please help us ‘mamas and papas and granmas and gramps be willing to ‘suffer’ and bring the children we come in contact with, to Jesus, as we sit in our houses or travel in our cars, as we go off to sporting events, and we go along the way! In Jesus Name, Amen”.
Please join me in this prayer for our own hearts, (in that ‘allowing’ and ‘letting’ the little children might not be ‘easy’.Let us pray that we may do ‘hard things’ in our day. That we would love the children (young and even very old) that we come in contact with, and that we would have hearts that break as they ‘suffer’ in darkness. May we take courage in the Spirit of the Lord to bring these ‘babes’ of all ages…to the Light,to be touched (and forever changed) by Jesus: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is as new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
“Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ,…” (2 Corinthians 5:18).
“Let the little children come unto Me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” And the kingdom of heaven is at hand…“Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.”(2 Corinthians 5:20).
Children, children, children: Jesus loves you! This I know!
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