Our paragraph topic is: (Jesus blesses the children) Part 5.
Christ instructed his disciples not to hinder the little ones from coming to him, for he wanted to touch them. He wanted to be with them, to see them, to feel their presences up close. They were the newly born, the new life, the light of life fresh from the tree of life. Christ knew them before they were born into the physical world. He knew them from the tree of life as he knows all. He knew them in heaven as they were still on the tree of life.
So he instructed his disciples to let them be. He told them to come close. He told them to come see him that they may see with their eyes the savior of the world. Though they were still just children, they would remember the day that they met the Savior. They would remember the day they saw him, the time that they felt him, the time that they were near to him in the flesh. For his time was short. His mission was almost complete, his journey coming to an end. And when he had laid his hands on them, he departed that place.
The little ones come into this world without any knowledge or understanding. They depend upon those that came before for wisdom and truth. They take what is given to them and incorporate into themselves the knowledge of those around them. And when the time comes, they may question the validity of what has been given to them. Or they may accept what the world has offered them and seek to conform to the norms of the day. But they came unblemished into the world. They came without malice. They came clean, new, fresh from the tree of life.
And then we laid hands on them. And then we loved them. We gave them the best of what we had. We influenced them and turned them out into the world. And the world took hold of them and molded them into the people that they became. Yet deep within them there was still life. Deep within there was still the light of Christ. Deep within was the spark that came from God our Father who loves them, calling them from the world that they may know the truth of who they are. Did they hear? Did they see? Did they understand what they felt was a deep need that could not be filled from the world?
Christ came to give his life for the children, that they might have new life. He came that all would have the opportunity to know that they are spiritual and not physical beings. He came that we would all have new life in him. But it is up to us to know it. It is up to us to see it. It is up to us to grasp the true meaning of our spiritual being. For our life is in him and not in the world. Our hope is through him and not in the sky. Our dreams are fulfilled from him and not in the dreams of death in the world. He laid hands on the little ones just as he lays his hands on each and everyone of us. Reach out and take his hand. Reach out and hold it. Reach out and feel him. And then, you will know the joy of your Father who loves you. You will know the peace of your Lord who believes in you. You will know the excitement of the Holy Spirit who will live with you until you make the transition into the kingdom of heaven.
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.
Christ instructed his disciples not to hinder the little ones from coming to him, for he wanted to touch them. He wanted to be with them, to see them, to feel their presences up close. They were the newly born, the new life, the light of life fresh from the tree of life. Christ knew them before they were born into the physical world. He knew them from the tree of life as he knows all. He knew them in heaven as they were still on the tree of life.
So he instructed his disciples to let them be. He told them to come close. He told them to come see him that they may see with their eyes the savior of the world. Though they were still just children, they would remember the day that they met the Savior. They would remember the day they saw him, the time that they felt him, the time that they were near to him in the flesh. For his time was short. His mission was almost complete, his journey coming to an end. And when he had laid his hands on them, he departed that place.
The little ones come into this world without any knowledge or understanding. They depend upon those that came before for wisdom and truth. They take what is given to them and incorporate into themselves the knowledge of those around them. And when the time comes, they may question the validity of what has been given to them. Or they may accept what the world has offered them and seek to conform to the norms of the day. But they came unblemished into the world. They came without malice. They came clean, new, fresh from the tree of life.
And then we laid hands on them. And then we loved them. We gave them the best of what we had. We influenced them and turned them out into the world. And the world took hold of them and molded them into the people that they became. Yet deep within them there was still life. Deep within there was still the light of Christ. Deep within was the spark that came from God our Father who loves them, calling them from the world that they may know the truth of who they are. Did they hear? Did they see? Did they understand what they felt was a deep need that could not be filled from the world?
Christ came to give his life for the children, that they might have new life. He came that all would have the opportunity to know that they are spiritual and not physical beings. He came that we would all have new life in him. But it is up to us to know it. It is up to us to see it. It is up to us to grasp the true meaning of our spiritual being. For our life is in him and not in the world. Our hope is through him and not in the sky. Our dreams are fulfilled from him and not in the dreams of death in the world. He laid hands on the little ones just as he lays his hands on each and everyone of us. Reach out and take his hand. Reach out and hold it. Reach out and feel him. And then, you will know the joy of your Father who loves you. You will know the peace of your Lord who believes in you. You will know the excitement of the Holy Spirit who will live with you until you make the transition into the kingdom of heaven.
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.
