Heaven Land Devotions - The Enfolding Arms of Christ

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One day Jesus went into Capernaum into a house believed by scholars to be the home of Simon Peter. Jesus heard His twelve disciples "disputing in the way about who would be the greatest."

When they got into the house He asked them why they were disputing about this. He gathered them together and sat down. He took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and He had taken him in his arms.

When I was reading this portion of scripture this morning it struck me. That child was the only one in that room whom Jesus had enfolded His arms around and embraced. Jesus also embraced other little children when His disciples tried to forbid those bringing them to Him.

In another place there were those who were bringing young children to Jesus for Him to touch them. Jesus also embraced these little children in His arms after His disciples tried to forbid those bringing them to Him.

The Canaanite woman first came to Jesus in Matthew 15:21, "And his disciples came and besought Him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us."

No, she did not come to them, it says she came to HIM, and He healed her daughter of grievous demonic possession.

That little boy in Simon Peter's home was most likely his son whom later, was known as one of the powerful, mighty, early church fathers. Ignatius Theophorus of Antioch who died a martyr like his father Simon Peter long before.

Jesus is not interested in anybody's ambition to be the greatest, or the first, but to be abandoned unto Him completely.

I think that we all will be called to account about our ambitious disputes, especially about being greater than others. The best wisest thing is to rid ourselves of it all as filthy garbage fit for the oven of God now.

Those who are most humble and self-denying, most resemble Christ, and shall be most tenderly owned by him. This Jesus taught them by a sign; "whoever shall receive one like this child, receives me."

Many have been like the disciples, ready to silence those who have success in preaching to sinners repentance in Christ's name, because they follow not with them. Jesus blamed the apostles, reminding them that he who wrought miracles in his name would not be likely to hurt his cause.

If sinners are brought to repent, to believe in the Savior, and to live sober, righteous, and godly lives, we then see that the Lord works by the worker of Christ.

The enfolding, embracing, everlasting arms of Christ is symbolic of the intimate union between Him and such children. Let His outstretched arms hold you inward to Himself now.

“Anything we do to hinder a dear child from coming to Jesus greatly displeases our dear Lord. He cries to us, "Stand off. Let them alone. Let them come to Me, and forbid them not.”
― Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Come Ye Children