Children of GOD

Luke 9:48

“Then He said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes this little child in My Name welcomes Me; and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For he who is least among you all—he is the greatest.’”

When I was a kid, I enjoyed playing, drawing, watching television, etc. This was all I desire during that time. What a naïve thing to desire, but I can say, I was the innocence in me that led me to these petty hobbies. Looking at kids, their desires are not the same as we old people have.

I remember when I got a little bit older, I had a crush with this girl and started to court her. I was just a teenager (*teenage relationships is not a thing in the Philippines, the outside world just presented it to us) and because of this desire of mine to have somebody to love (romantically) I did the stupidest of things.

Did you notice, my desires were a bit different when I was still so young as a boy and when I entered adolescence?

Jesus is telling the disciples, “Whoever receives this little child…” Anyone who accepts this child, receive it as if he were to be like a child—welcomes Jesus, which transcends welcoming God, the Father. Simply, Jesus is telling us to be just like this child—innocent, humble and easy to itself. He should desire the little things and not think about the big things—where is my seat of honor, where is my grand reception… This is not what God wants—He wants humility, just like what Jesus exemplified as He was obedient to the cross.

Ask yourselves then, “ako ba’y parang bata sa mata ng Dios?” “Am I humble, easy to myself and quiet in the eyes of people?”

Pray that God teaches us to be just like a CHILD.