Matthew 18:1-4

Matthew 18:1-4 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Jesus loved His disciples and taught them many things. Many of the things that He taught were brand new and were contrary to what the religious leaders were teaching. Jesus used words like humble and kind and thinking of others. Jesus taught them to love your enemies and do good to those who would take advantage of you. These were different ideas. But then Jesus was different. He came to earth to love and redeem us. Jesus used the word, converted. Have you heard of a car called a convertible? The top comes down and it becomes an open car and you can ride around in the open in the summertime. One minute the car looks like a regular car and the next minute it has changed. It is a convertible. It has been changed. And Jesus wanted His disciples to be changed. He didn’t want them to be greedy and controlling like the people around them. Jesus wanted His disciples to be changed into kinder people. And that’s what Jesus wants for us. He wants to come into our hearts. He wants to change us and make us into better people. He wants to convert us into His followers. He wants us to be different.