Mark 10:13-16 “And they were bringing children to Him so
that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw
this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do
not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I say
to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter
it at all.” And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His
hands on them.” (NASB)
It is not uncommon to find ourselves making priority
choices. We do it every day at work and at home, we teach out kids about the
impact of making priorities. One thing that struck me in this section of Mark
was how we tend to put priority around the things that make us feel important. Picture
these disciples (doesn’t say which ones) who are travelling with Jesus and He
is THE person/sight to see. If you need help, He can help….if you just want to
see something cool and unique, you go see what He is doing. So these disciples
have some authority around Him and the crowds. They start to act as the
gatekeeper, deciding what is important enough to get to Jesus. Whatever gets
His attention they were part of this. I don’t know for sure, but I can see
myself in that situation and starting to place my value/worth on the things Jesus
was doing when I was there….so I very likely would have tried to just have the
most impressive things be associated with my time with Him.
I don’t know if that was their motive or not, but I feel like
this lesson is key for us. Our decisions of what is important are often
selfishly motivated instead of Christ motivated. I hope this challenges all of
us to check our motives, and align them with Christ.
Have a blessed day,
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