Day 10 - Saturday
Bible Verses: Mark 10:13-16
Spark Bible: Jesus Blesses the Children (p.328)
Devotion: When I was a kid, I always realllllly wanted to be older. Being a kid was fun and all, but it was clear that adults had it way better: you got to choose your own bedtime, you got to decide what you wanted for dinner, and you could buy anything that you wanted. I mean, how cool is that!
But even though we sometimes want to be older than we are, Jesus has an important message for us in this passage: being a kid is awesome, too. He says that God’s Kingdom belongs to children and he welcomes them even though his disciples don’t really want to have any kids along. It would have been very easy for Jesus to not pay attention to the kids like adults can do sometimes, but Jesus knows that kids are special and can see the world in a different way sometimes.
We all really want to be older from time to time, but I hope you know that you are important and loved by God no matter how old you are.
Reflection: What are some things that kids can do that adults can’t? Why do you think Jesus thought that children were so important?
Prayer: Dear God, help me to know how much you love me. Remind me that I am special and can do things that adults sometime can’t, so help me to share that with other people. Amen.
Spark Bible: Jesus Blesses the Children (p.328)
Devotion: When I was a kid, I always realllllly wanted to be older. Being a kid was fun and all, but it was clear that adults had it way better: you got to choose your own bedtime, you got to decide what you wanted for dinner, and you could buy anything that you wanted. I mean, how cool is that!
But even though we sometimes want to be older than we are, Jesus has an important message for us in this passage: being a kid is awesome, too. He says that God’s Kingdom belongs to children and he welcomes them even though his disciples don’t really want to have any kids along. It would have been very easy for Jesus to not pay attention to the kids like adults can do sometimes, but Jesus knows that kids are special and can see the world in a different way sometimes.
We all really want to be older from time to time, but I hope you know that you are important and loved by God no matter how old you are.
Reflection: What are some things that kids can do that adults can’t? Why do you think Jesus thought that children were so important?
Prayer: Dear God, help me to know how much you love me. Remind me that I am special and can do things that adults sometime can’t, so help me to share that with other people. Amen.