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title = "Luke 18:15–17"
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date = "2023-01-13"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk18.15-17)
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On the heels of the story of the tax collector and the Pharisee, Luke gives a
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practical example of how God humbles the exalted and exalts the humble. People
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wanted Jesus to bless their children, even their infants, but the disciples
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were trying to keep that from happening. Children were not highly valued in
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those days, so they may have thought Jesus was too important or busy to deal
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with "trivialities".
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Jesus, however, thought differently. He instructed the disciples to leave the
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parents and children alone because the kingdom of God belongs to people who
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receive it like children. Children, especially babies, rely on other people to
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provide everything they need. They can't be puffed up and proud because they
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can't do anything for themselves.
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What children can be is grateful. Seeing the delight in children when they get
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good gifts is one of the joys of parenthood that anyone can participate in.
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Entry into God's kingdom is a great gift, and we should accept it with
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childlike wonder and excitement.
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* * *
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Maintain in us awe for Your goodness to us.
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