"Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him, And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great."
Today's is another lesson that is short on words but gigantic in its importance to both the disciples of Jesus then, and Christianity as a whole today.
Jesus clearly defined how those who believe in Him, then and today, are obligated to view those around us.
Jesus said, "Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.". By saying this, unlike some mistakenly contend, Jesus was not talking about children in necessarily the literal sense, He was referring to anyone who is incapable of properly caring for themselves. Jesus was, in essence, demanded that His followers take care of the weak.
If the money raised in the name of the Lord were to be spent making sure children don't go to bed hungry instead of being wasted on building multi-million dollar "churches" and the comforts of pompous "televangelists", what a wonderful world this could be.
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." (Matthew 22:37-39) ~
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