Forbid Them Not

Mt 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Mr 10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.


Lu 18:16 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Jesus held kids in high regard and so should we. We had Vacation Bible School last week and what a week it was. We had more 3-5 year-olds than I think we have ever had. That totally thrills me. Our Sunday School kids enrollment has been declining for sometime and that bothers me. Kids are both a way to parents hearts and they play an important roll in the future of the church.

In these troubling times we have too many kids growing up that are receiving distorted tales of Christianity from a world viewpoint that is anti-Christian. They are not being taught Biblical moral values, in fact they are being taught there are no moral absolutes. Many have never heard that co-habitation, pre-marital and extra-marital sex is wrong. They don't know that the Bible is the final authority on everything, that it is as relevant today as it was when it was penned. They are not being taught that God looks on homosexuality as an abomination. They don't know that evolution is just a theory and an evolving theory at that. And it still leaves them questioning how something was created from nothing. They haven't been told that only God can do that.

We as a church have a great responsibility. God helps us to take it seriously. We can't take the place of God in the home but we can with the help of the Holy Spirit fill in some of the gaping holes that the world is leaving in their minds and hearts. They are looking for something let us not hide the Gospel of Christ from them.

I publicly thank all of the teachers, helpers and other workers that help make VBS the success it was. May God bless you and I hope you'll do it again next year. Also may God bless all the other VBS's and church camps this summer, across the country and around the world.