Luke 9:48 “and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all will be great.”
Jesus just went form the least of the least to the greatest of the greatest in two hops. Children occupied the lowest social standing in Jewish life. And yet, Jesus lets them know that He cares for these little ones. And, to get to the Father, Who is Above All, one need only receive Christ. And in receiving the child in Christ’s Name, one has received Christ. So, the implication is that to be receptive to the God of All is to be receptive to the least of His children.
And, Jesus states the lesson clearly. The least will be the greatest. What can He mean by this? He means that in the kingdom of God, measure is done by God, and not by man. He looks through everything and knows the inner heart. He sees in secret. And, He will use those who the world deems to be weak and low. He will glorify Himself, and not humanity. Nobody is to be left out of His care. And, nobody is so low that they escape His notice.
Heavenly Father, thank You for caring for the least ones! Without that surely we who stand so many centuries apart from the beginning of Your church would be cast away. But, we are not. We are drawn to You because nothing in us is everything in You. Thank You! We praise You! We magnify Your Name! In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.