Matthew 18:4-6- "4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.6 “If
anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to
stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung
around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea."
commentary- When the disciples wanted to know which of them was the
greatest, they were off base in their questioning. Jesus shows them that it is not those who are trying to be great that are great, it is those who are focused on humility that are great. He
used the example of the child because children were seen as property
not as individuals. Children are also not intimidating and they don't
care about social status.
In verse 6, his point is if you take someone (or "something" in this context) and ruin it, then shame on you. You ruined something beautiful with human purposes over God's purposes. Those of you/us who have children, let our interaction with them be as God would want it. We are their examples. As children, didn't you look up to an adult and make that person your hero? How often are our heroes from our youth people that have no good character? We have to check ourselves with the holy spirit and seek God's purposes for our lives, over our own.
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