See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.See that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.
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… he now takes our attention to heaven to show us how the priority of youth evangelism is like paramount in heaven. He says, verse 10, take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I say to you that in heaven, their angels always see the face of my father who is in heaven. He's referencing a Persian court where only the who's who would have the ability to show their face in that court. And he's saying the angels that are intended to advocate for and are responsible for. These little ones, these ones have the front row seat in heaven, right? You think it'd be like the angels who were like the ones, guardian angels of presidents or kings, and he's like, no, it's the babies. Their angels have the front row seat. This is powerful, powerful stuff here. Four, here's a mission statement, right? The Son of Man has come to save that which was lost. If you're lost today, good news. Jesus has come to save that which is lost. What do you think, he says in verse 12? …
… Jesus called a little child to him and set him in the midst of them and said, Assuredly, I say unto you, unless you are converted and become as a little child, you will by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles themselves as a little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one little child like this in my name receives me. Then a stern warning in verse 6. But whoever calls as one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of offenses, for offenses must come, but woe to the man by whom the offense comes. He's still referring to children, to offending children, to hurting, abusing, harming, and even leading children in the wrong direction. Verse 8, if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. …
… Then he continues and he says, hey, make sure you don't despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven, their angels always see the face of my father who is in heaven. he goes, you better not despise these little ones because they have angels. And I don't understand that. I don't know if there's an age where we don't have an angel. You know, I hope that's not one of the Q&A questions. I don't know. But I know the heart in which Jesus said that was like, hey, you better treat these children the right way because they have angels. And their angels are right there in the presence of God right now, staring at him. And then, okay, then he goes on and he tells that parable. Some of you have probably heard of it. He goes, hey, if you've got 100 sheep and one wanders off, won't you go after that one and leave the 99? And then at the end of it, he says, in the same way, it's not the father's desire that any of these little ones should perish. …