Matthew 18:1-14
In that hour
the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom
of Heaven?"
Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of
them,
and said, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless you turn, and become
as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is
the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to
stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around
his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.
"Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must
be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion
comes!
If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast
it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather
than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you.
It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two
eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.
See that you don't despise one of these little ones, for I tell you
that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
"What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of
them goes astray, doesn't he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and
seek that which has gone astray?
If he finds it, most assuredly I tell you, he rejoices over it more
than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of
these little ones should perish.
Insight- Jesus taught his disciples a lesson in humility by telling
them that "unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no
way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven." He wanted his disciples to be
blameless. Giving the illustration of a lost sheep, Jesus affirmed that he had
come to save them who were lost.
Question- Has humbling yourself been something that you have been
working on regarding your spiritual life?
Prayer- Dear Father in heaven, help me to humble myself as a little
child, so that I be a part of the Kingdom of Heaven. In Jesus name. Amen.
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