you, when he finally finds it, he is more pleased about it, than about the ninetynine that did not go astray. It is the same with your Father in heaven. Your Father in heaven doesn’t want even one of these little ones to perish.
Reflections
“Whoever becomes humble, like this child.”Why did Jesus set the childlike humility as the measure of great ness and the requisite to be able to enter of heaven? It is because childlike humility does not have any pretentions. It fully recognizes the self as being inadequate to do simple and great things. It sees beyond itself a power behind all achievements and all underta kings. It does not see itself as the originator; it points to something else that is greater. And so, it does not usurp the credit. Childlike hu mility does not seek recognition for accomplishments. It does not need social status and power; it is at peace with being what it is. It strips one’s self of those things that make one arrogant and conceited. Without this childlike humility we will look down on others and God is situated at the periphery of life and human affairs, to the point of not being there at all.Jesus is out of the picture. Child like humility brings Jesus back into the picture. It locates Jesus at the center, the source, and the goal of all actions. This is precisely why it is the ticket to enter God’s reign of love. © Copyright Bible Diary 2019