Matthew 18:4
King James Version
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself
as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Do you know of a child suffering from cruelty?
Are we aware the plight of children all over the world?
Who's to look out for them?
Who's to fight for their rights?
One thing I do know is the LORD's wrath upon oppressors of children:
Matthew 18:6-7
King James Version
6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones
which believe in me,
it were better for him that a millstone
were hanged about his neck,
and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because of offences!
for it must needs be that offences come;
but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
That should be sufficient warning for those who knowingly hurt children.
We all know how children are abused.
It's always mentally, and physically.
Adults, and industries, have fed on their helplessness and innocence.
We have all heard of child labor, child soldiers, child brides, and child trafficking.
Children have also become orphaned, through wars.
And when they become orphaned, lucky are they, if they end up in good foster homes.
Some have survived foster homes, and gone on to become financially successful, even famous, in the world.
But what of the majority?
What of the forgotten ones?
When we buy consumer goods, what labor was put in it?
Did it involve child labor?
Were our diamonds, blood diamonds?
How many tiny fingers worked on our carpets, or our clothing?
How many tiny fingers harvested the tea, coffee, or chocolate we so enjoy?
How many missing daughters are sold into slavery?
How many disabled children are forced to beg?
How many missing sons have been plucked from families, that they may become soldiers?
How many orphaned, or kidnapped children, have been brought up to commit crimes?
How many children have been forced, sometimes, even by their own parents, into cyber-trafficking?
How many babies have been aborted?
How many children are programmed into accepting confusing gender roles these days?
How many children get confused by their own parents' same-gender marriages?
How many children are really, truly, honestly loved in this world?
To what extent are children being forced into labor, or slavery?
Blessed are the children who have loving parents!
Even MORE blessed, are children who have godly parents.
The kind of parents who believe in JESUS, who are born again, and who live by the WORD of GOD.
Those are the kind of parents, guardians, schools, industries, and governments we all must pray for.
This fallen world, belongs to the fallen one.
It's time to take back children from oppressors.
It's time to honor the SPIRIT of GOD, in each child.
Only through JESUS can we all be saved.
Acts 4:12
King James Version
12 Neither is there salvation in any other:
for there is none other name under heaven
given among men,
whereby we must be saved.
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