The Blessing Blessing the Children

The Blessing

Blessing the Children

 

So many children do not know the blessing

Will you be like Jesus

Take time to put your arms around a child

Speak affirming, positive words

Let them know the blessings the Lord has for them

The future He has for their life

What is the image you get when you read about Jesus

laying His hands on the children to bless them?

This picture is quite amazing.

There seems to be a back drop if you tie in

the verses just before the children sit on His lap.

The subject is divorce.

The breakup of the home.

I don’t want to debate divorce,

 I want to look at blessing children.

Divorce and the things that lead up

to it bring curses on the children.

With the backdrop of dysfunctional families,

 Jesus says, “Let the children come to me”

The picture is…

“He took the children in his arms,

put his hands on them and blessed them.”

Here is how I see this picture…

I see Jesus’ arms no different than our

arms holding and hugging the children.

I see His hands not with electricity from heaven,

 but a compassionate touch.

The arms and hands are reassuring, as the physical

touch establishes an inter connection and security.

The word blessed is referring to speaking.

The words of Jesus are words of affirmation,

affirming of who they are as created by God.

Words of foretelling, words that give the child

a picture of God’s future for them.

   

These words of blessing reveal the security of

knowing God loves them and is with them.

They are positive words that are not looking

at today’s weaknesses or failures.

They are words revealing what

God has planned for their future.

This word blessed derives from the Greek word “lego”.

“Lego” is a verb meaning to “lay” forth

in words systematic or set discourse.

You can’t think of this Greek word “lego” and

not think of the famous Lego building blocks.

These interlocking pieces of plastic teach children

how to construct and assemble many objects.

Words of blessing are to do the same thing.

 

I love this picture of Jesus blessing the children.

I believe this picture is to reveal our role with the children.

We have the same power and ability to bless the children.

Look around and see how difficult it is for the children.

Look at the challenges our children face

because of divorce and sex out of marriage.

We need to speak the positive words of blessing

into the ears of the children like never before.

As we do that, we should give a helping hand to those parents

who see life is harder because of choices they have made.

God wants them to be blessed, too.

Scripture Reading

 Mark 10:10-16 NIV

10 When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. 11 He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. 12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery." 

13 People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."  16 And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.