Birthdays ...

Birthdays ...

Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Jun 10, 2018 (message contributor)

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Scripture: Matthew 18:3, Matthew 19:13-15

Tags: A Little Child, Stating The Obvious, Unless You Become Like A Child

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

While talking to one of the little ones that came forward during children's hour, I was trying to determine if they were old enough for Vacation Bible School (they were four).

So I said, "You are four now, when will you be five?"

He looked up with complete confidence and seemed amazed I would even ask, responding, "On my birthday!"

So many applications for this little pearl of wisdom, how often we want to measure and quantify, when God only asks us for the obvious -

Scriptures: Matthew 18:3, Matthew 19:13-15

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