WORDS for your PSYCHE - Part I

Topic: Children

“O Lord, our Lord, your greatness is seen in all the world! Your praise reaches up to the heavens; it is sung by children and babies.” (Psalm 8:1-2 / TEV)

“Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him.” (Psalm 127:3 / NIV ®)

“Jesus called a little child and…said ’I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.’” (Matthew 18:2-4 / NLT)

“Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.” (Matthew 18:10 / NLT)

“What do you think a man does who has one hundred sheep and one of them gets lost? He will leave the other ninety-nine grazing on the hillside and go and look for the lost sheep. When he finds it, I tell you, he feels far happier over this one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not get lost. In just the same way your Father in heaven does not want any of these little ones to be lost.” (Matthew 18:12-14 / TEV)

“Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Matthew 19:14 / TEV)

“Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a child, stood by his side, and said to them, ’Whoever welcomes this child in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, also welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all is the greatest.’” (Luke 9:47-48 / TEV)

“And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, ’Abba, Father.’ Now, you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.” (Galatians 4:6-7 / NLT)

“Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.” (Ephesians 5:1 / NLT)

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ’Honour your father and mother’ - which is the first commandment with promise - that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” (Ephesians 6:1-3 / NIV ®)

“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life....” (Philippians 2:14-16 / NIV ®)

“See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1 / NLT)

“This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.” (1 John 5:2 / NIV ®)