Today's Scripture:
Matthew 19:13-15

Key Verse:
Matthew 19:13-14

"Then were there brought unto Him little children, that He should put His hands on them, and pray... Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven."

The Point:
Children understand God; it is adults and teens who complicate the understanding of our Father in Heaven.

Confess and Forsake Any Known Sin:

Probing Questions:

• Have you, at times, viewed God as an angry parent or an angry tyrant?
• Have you misunderstood God's loving correction as hatred or rejection of you?
• Have you neglected to seek to please God in all things?

Confess this sin and apologize for not taking Him at His word.

Recommit to believing that God's Word and God's love for you have never changed.

Meditate On:
1 John 4:16, 18-19

Praise:
I am overcoming the Devil through the blood of the lamb.

Revelation 12:11 "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death."

Request:

• Pray God would bless, protect, and strengthen your pastors and their families.
• Ask God how you can encourage and be a blessing to your pastors today.
• Ask God to develop the discipline of church in your life.
• Ask God to develop a love and a passion to attend church to fulfill Hebrews 10:24:
  "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:"