no-longer-a-slumdog

No Longer a Slumdog
Mark 9:37 that we receive not only the Son, but God the Father
also. So there is a special blessing for those who share the heart of
the Eternal for His children.
Do Not Despise Them
In Matthew 18:10 (nasb), Jesus said, “See that you do not
despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in
heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven.”
According to the dictionary, the meaning of the word despise is
“to regard as unworthy of one’s interest or concern.”
Jesus is warning us that when we hear about needy children,
we need to be careful not to see their plight as unworthy of our
attention. We can’t simply say, “Yes, I know it’s awful. Those terrible
people hurting children should be stopped, and the little
ones should be loved and cared for. But there’s nothing I can do
about it.”
Do you think Jesus cares about children who live on the
streets Do you believe He sees the boys and girls laboring long
hours in the fields and firecracker factories Does He identify
with the pain of devastated young girls caught in the degrading
life of prostitution
He sees. He cares. He feels their pain.
Now He has given us the opportunity to see them too. The
question He is asking is, How will we respond Will we look
away and steel our hearts against their pain
I must confess that in the early years of the ministry, I was
blind to these kids. Although I had been confronted by them all
my life, my heart didn’t break for these desperate children like
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