Dying children need to know how much Jesus loves them so they can have the hope of Christ

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Matthew 19:14

My son's final concert of their band/choir tour was at the Give Kids the world Village.  It was there where he faced some emotional triggers.  It was there where he got a taste of what it is liked to not be able to share the good news of Jesus Christ. At the concert was a disabled Hispanic girl in a wheel chair. She had many of his sisters facial features from the dark eyes to the black hair to even the disability.  She was in the front row at the concert almost in front of him.  When he learned that this young girl had less than 2 weeks to live and her last wish was to see Disney World by way of Give Kids the world Village he became emotional. To avoid losing the control of his emotions he forced himself to focus on the conductor than on the 7 year girl who reminded him of Maria.He has seen one sibling die before him and the young girl in front of him was also about to die. 

 What really tore him up was being told that they cannot tell these kids the simple truth that Jesus loves them. Instead, it was more important for these kids to receive a gold star and a hardy Disney welcome.  My son said that in a few weeks it isn't going to matter about how many gold stars these children get because they will have reached the end of their life.  What these dying children really need is the assurance that only Christ can give them.

It seems that we as believers in  Jesus Christ are drowning in a sea of political correctness. We are drowning because no matter how much bible knowledge we attain in church on Sunday we are bound and gagged to not share that truth the rest of the week. Meanwhile, there are thousands of people perishing through sudden death who have never stepped inside a Sunday school classroom, or church for that matter. How will they know less we tell them? How will these dying children know that Jesus loves them YES  I know if we don't tell them?  

Jesus came to save a dying world.  He died so that we might experience forgiveness. He rose again from the dead so that we might experience life forever in heaven.  My son experienced first hand the night his sister died suddenly.  He knew that Maria was in heaven and he didn't have to worry for her. In his mind it seemed ironic that we're more concern over giving a dying 7 year old girl a gold star than we are to let her know a simple fact that Jesus loves her. 

Not everyone lives to 81.5 years. Tragic deaths occur each and every day. Children are dying of cancers and other debilitating diseases much like the rest of us.  If you could do my son one simple favor would you share the love of Jesus with one other person today? Would you stay away from controversial topics like gun control, abortion, and simply tell someone how much Jesus means to you and that just as He loved you He also loves you?  Would you also lead that person to the salvation prayer?  Too often we are leading people up to the trough of living water, but we leave them thirsty because we don't show them how to drink from the living water.

My son said that he has been praying non stop for this dying 7 year old girl that she might know the simple truth that Jesus loves her.  Who are you praying for that someone in your horizon will know this simple truth? In the game of life we're all in the 4th quarter where the devil is going to be bringing out every trickery to take us off the one who is victorious. Don't for a second let your guard down.  There are dying children and adults that need the good news that those of us who have experience Jesus's redemption can provide. 

I thought this song I posted was appropriate. Listen to the words of these children as they teach us the simple truth that Jesus loves you.