December 18 | Daily Devotion | Don't Be A Stumbling Block To The Little Ones | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenDecember 17, 20248mWatch on YouTube

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Summary

The message emphasizes that believers must be extremely careful in their conduct to avoid causing any stumbling block to children. This responsibility extends to parents, who must treat every child with equal love and respect, mirroring how they would treat Jesus himself. Furthermore, parents must be mindful of their behavior, both with their children and with each other, as these actions are constantly observed and can cause spiritual stumbling.

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How we treat children as an exampleWe must be careful what kind of example we set for little children, as receiving a child in Jesus' name means treating them with total acceptance.

Avoiding favoritism among childrenGodly parents show zero partiality between sons and daughters, intelligent or unintelligent, receiving all of them equally because God gave them.

Having Jesus live in your houseThe first step to having Jesus live in your house is to receive every child God has given you in Jesus' name and treat them accordingly.

Balancing discipline with receptionReceiving a child does not mean you avoid discipline; rather, you love, correct, and train them to fear and serve God.

Be careful not to cause them to stumbleJesus warns us not to cause little ones to stumble through what they see in our lives and in our homes.

What causes a child to stumble?Children are not stumbled by a small house, but by the behavior of their parents toward each other and toward the child.

Do not rule children like tyrantsWe must not speak to or rule our children like dictators, because God does not treat us that way.

How children observe parental behaviorChildren quickly grow to understand the tone of our voices and how a husband and wife talk to one another.

The heavy millstone warningJesus said it is better to have a heavy millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the sea than to cause a little child to stumble.

The other side of JesusWhile Jesus was gentle and gracious to the broken, He also spoke with extreme gravity about the offense of harming little children.

Understanding the hyperbole of the warningJesus is not advocating suicide, just as He did not literally mean to cut off hands or pluck out eyes; He uses strong imagery to show the severity of sin.

Taking our home life seriouslyIf we realize how seriously Jesus views stumbling a child, we will be extremely careful about how we live, handle money, and speak about others at home.

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