Hello you, have you read this verse many times throughout your life?
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
What are your thoughts about the scriptures?
Matthew......1st of all the Scripture you posted is from the Gospel of
Matthew 18:1........
"At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
If you are asking who the greatest person in the Kingdom is then that will of course be Jesus the Christ.
However, the CONTEXT of the answer Jesus gave opens the door to all kinds of teachings from the Master.
Were the disciples wrong in asking the question?.....
.NO!
Is it wrong to dream great dreams?.......
NO!
Is it wrong to want to be great?.......
.NO!
It human and perfectly acceptable to have a desire to be great. However.....we must 1st grasp what greatness IS!
The vision we often have of looking up to a famous person who we perceive to be GREAT by the way he/she does her job or position in life by those who flock to hear or see them can actually blind us to the fact that a journey toward greatness is a journey DOWN, nor UP!
Real Greatness only comes when we humble ourselves to trust in the call from our Master's every call.
That IMO is why Jesus used a CHILD as His example. The simple childlike faith of a child who TRUSTS his parents! That is the simple act of FAITH!
Seeking greatness, we must humble ourselves as one of the little ones who......"Believe in Me"!
When Jesus called to the child to come to Him....the child did so immediately, without pride, trusted Jesus' invitation!