Our paragraph topic is: (Jesus blesses the children) Part 3.
So the children came. They were brought to him that he might bless them and lay his hands on them. This was a sight to see, the children in their playful nature around Christ, the savior. They did not know him. They heard their parents speaking of him. They heard strangers and other people talking about him. But now they had the opportunity to come close, to touch him, to be in his presence. Oh, what a joy that must have been!
The disciples thought not. They did not see him having time for little children. He was the savior. He was the Messiah. He was the Lord of all, yet he had time to play with the little children. They did not understand. They did not know. For the disciples and all the others considered that he had other things to do, other things to think about, other problems to solve. Yet he had time for the little ones. But Jesus said to them, "Let the little children be, and do not hinder them from coming to me."
Do not hinder them. Let them be. Do not disturb them. Let them play, let them have fun, let them see the world through their eyes, fresh and anew. For they are the little ones, precious in the eyes of God our Father. They are the innocent ones, uncorrupted by the influences of the world and of evil. Their light is bright, new and fresh from the tree of life. Do not stop them from coming to the light of their creation. Christ loved the little ones. He knew them before they were conceived into the flesh and he adored them in their new spirit.
His love was the love of the Father. His love is the love of a brother. His love for the little ones is the love of all creation, an all-consuming love. But the world does not love the little ones. The world does not know their light. The world wants to hinder them. The world wants to turn them away from the light and turn them to the darkness. For they are the precious ones in the eyes of God. They are loved. They are adored. They are new. Hinder not the little ones.
When they are born into the world our hearts are filled with love for them. When they are first conceived our lives are changed, at least for those who know and who understand God's plan and purpose. For some it does not bring change. For some they bring a feeling of a burden upon their lives, they not knowing the joy that will come. So they turn away from the new life that is given them. They turn away from the gift of life that is passed on to them. They do not know the love, the protection, and the provision of the Father that awaits them through this new life. And then there are those who would hinder the plans of the Father from coming forth, they destroy the new life. All brought forth through the fear that comes from evil.
Do not hinder the little ones, Christ told his disciples. Let them be. Give them the freedom brought forth through God's plan and purpose. Theirs is the gift of love. Theirs is the promise of hope. Theirs is the joy of innocence. See the world through their eyes and rejoice in their passing back to the Father. For the transition is a joyous time. The transition is a time of happiness. The transition is a time of love for those who have gone to be with the Father. And the little ones will go without the taint of sin or corruption. Hinder not the little ones and let them be with the one who gave them life. For Christ rejoiced in seeing them that his sacrifice would have purpose, his sacrifice would have meaning, his sacrifice would mean love for these little ones who were new from the tree of live.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
