1. in His Sightin His Sight
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Why children, the little lives?
2. Children are in Danger
There are more than 50,000 children on
the streets, in all mega cities of India
3% of India’s children are intellectually impaired
37% of literate & 51% of illiterate girls get married
before they reach18 years of age
Two out of every three children face abuse, of at least one kind
3. Children are in Danger
There are an estimated 2 million child prostitutes
between the ages of 5 and 15 years (80% of these found in five metros)
in India
500,000 children are forced into sex trade every year
According to the ILO, there are about 10 million10 million
bonded laborers, children; earning Rs3/ per day
for more than 12 hours of work
New Delhi, our nation’s capital, has a child
abuse rate of over 83%
4. Have we…
1. Abandoned the Bible’s standards?
2. Forsaken the Bible’s principles?
3. Forgotten the value of children?
4. Disregarded Bible’s principles of Child
What’s wrong?
4. Disregarded Bible’s principles of Child
Development?
5. Why Children?
Sizable number of BIBLICAL
REFERENCES about Children
Significant IMPACT of
CHILDHOOD YEARS in
Adult LifeAdult Life (Proverbs 22:6)
Spiritual OPENNESS of children (Matt.18:6)
Jesus LOVES children
6. Sizable number of BIBLICAL REFERENCES
about Children
The word ‘CHILD’ occurs 121 times in the Bible.
The word ‘CHILDREN’ occurs 448 times in the Bible.
The word ‘CHILDHOOD’ occurs 4 times in the Bible.
The word ‘SON/SONS’ occurs 2700 times (excluding the
reference of Jesus as the Son of God, which is 200 times in NT) in thereference of Jesus as the Son of God, which is 200 times in NT) in the
Bible.
‘CHILD’ or ‘FAMILY’ occurs 8000 times in the Bible.
Stories of dozens of children, some are
respectful and some are
rebellious, occur in the Bible.
7. Significant IMPACT of CHILDHOOD
YEARS in adult life
Approximately 85percent of an adult's personality is already formed by
the time the individual is 2 years old (John Wesley)
Children readily PICKUP and COPY the attitudes,
interests, values, beliefs, and actions of adults around them. Andinterests, values, beliefs, and actions of adults around them. And
many of these perspectives stay with them permanently.
8. Spiritual OPENNESS of children
Children readily BELIEVE the existence of GOD, and
readily APPROACH in PRAYER.
The Infant’s Trust
(PSALMS 22:9-10)
The Hopeof Youth
(PSALMS 71: 5-6,17)
Jesus understood the ability of children to comprehend spiritual
matters
9. JESUS LOVES CHILDREN
Jesus heals children (JOHN 4:46)
Jesus asks parents to bring the
children to Him (LUKE 9:37)
enquiresJesus enquires about children.
(MARK 5:43)
Jesus asks to feedthe children,
meet the physical needs
of children (MATTHEW 21:15)
10. Want to enter God’s kingdom?
Become like children (MARK10:14)
Want to be great in His eyes?
Become like little children (MATTHEW18:1)
Want to avoid rebuke from Jesus?
Then don’t prevent them from coming to Him.
What do we do, if we
Then don’t prevent them from coming to Him.
Want to welcome and receive Jesus?
Welcome little ones (MARK 9:37)
Want to avoid Judgment at God’s hands?
Then don’t look down at children. Their Angels report to God (MATTHEW 18:10)
Want to follow Jesus’ example?
Then Love, Pray for, Accept, be with and Bless little children.
