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Chapter 29 |
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Jesus also gives us a glimpse of the way children are regarded and cared for in heaven. He said, “Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; in heaven their angles do always behold the face of My Father.” Children and those of childlike character are the objects of heaven’s bravest, strongest care. The angels sent to guard them are those who are most honored of God, and therefore are most powerful in their defense of the little ones entrusted to their care. It would seem, too, that the angels who serve the children are never refused admittance into the presence of God, are not kept waiting at the door, come when they will. There is no little child, therefore, who has not ever with him unseen heavenly guardians who can complain to God of any injury done to their charge, and bring instantly to earth all the power of heaven for his defense. The least sheltered ones, as they appear to us, are the most perfectly sheltered.
Another mark of Christ’s love for children and the childlike is shown in the word about the lost sheep. If one of the shepherd’s flock strays away, the shepherd leaves the ninety-nine and goes into the mountains and seeks the straying one. If a little child is lost from a home, we know how the whole community is aroused to try to find it. But these words tell us that heaven is aroused to search for the child that strays away from God. Whether human hearts on earth break in anxiety or not, the heart of Christ is full of loving solicitude when a child strays from His fold.
The last words of the passage are precious. “It is not the will of your Father… that one of these little ones should perish.” It is not the will of God for anyone that he should be lost. He never made a soul to perish; He would have all to be saved. We are sure, therefore, that in all efforts to bring children to Christ and keep near Him, we have the sympathy, the cooperation, and the help of our Father who is in heaven.
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