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Days of Ministry
27
Could the afterlife of that little group be opened before us, we
would see the mothers recalling to the minds of their children the
scene of that day and repeating to them the loving words of the
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Savior. We would see, too, how often, in after years, the memory of
these words kept the children from straying from the “straight and
narrow” path.
Christ is today the same compassionate Savior as when He
walked upon earth. He is as truly the helper of mothers now as
when He gathered the little ones to His arms in Judea. The children
in our homes are as much the purchase of His blood as were the
children of long ago.
Jesus knows the burden of every mother’s heart. He who had a
mother that struggled with poverty and privation sympathizes with
every mother in her many cares. He who made a long journey in
order to relieve the anxious heart of a Canaanite woman will do as
much for the mothers of today. He who gave back to the widow of
Nain her only son, and in His agony upon the cross remembered His
own mother, is touched today by the mother’s sorrow. In every grief
and every need, He will comfort and help.
As mothers come to Jesus with their perplexities, they will find
grace sufficient to aid them in the care of their children. The gates
are open for every mother who would lay her burdens at the Savior’s
feet. He who said, “‘Let the little children come to Me, and do not
forbid them’” (
Mark 10:14
), still invites mothers to bring their little
ones to be blessed by Him.
In the children who were brought to Jesus, He saw men and
women who would be heirs of His grace and subjects of His king-
dom. Some of them would become martyrs for His sake. He knew
that these children would listen to Him and accept Him as their
Redeemer far more readily than would adults, many of whom were
worldly-wise and hardhearted. In teaching, Jesus came down to their
level. He, the Majesty of heaven, answered their questions and sim-
plified His important lessons to meet their childish understanding.
He planted in their minds the seeds of truth that in after years would
spring up and bear fruit unto eternal life.
When Jesus told the disciples not to forbid the children to come
to Him, He was speaking to His followers in all ages—to officers of
the church, ministers, helpers, and all Christians. Jesus is drawing