“And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.”
- A child is humble when sin is explained to him because he is learning what he often did not understand. As we grow older, our sin grows deeper because we do understand, but we refuse to change. We are called to be childlike, not childish. We should be honest about our sin, turn from it, and seek God for restoration and peace.
James 4:10 “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”