Bible Lesson: Prayer's Of Jesus: “Of
Such Is The Kingdom Of Heaven.”
Location: Judaea.
Lesson: God Blesses Child Like
Humility, Innocence, And Purity.
Bible Texts:
Matthew 19:13-15 KJV
13 Then were
there brought unto Him little children, that He should put His hands
on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus
said, Suffer (permit) little children, and forbid them not, to come
unto Me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
15 And He laid
His hands on them, and departed thence.
I Peter 2:1,2 NLT
1 So get rid of
all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and
all unkind speech.
2 Like newborn
babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into
a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,
Matthew 18:1-6 KJV
1 At the same
time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in
the kingdom of heaven?
2 And Jesus
called a little child unto Him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 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.
4 Whosoever
therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is
greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoso
shall receive one such little child in My name receiveth Me.
6 But whoso
shall offend one of these little ones which believe in Me, it were
better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that
he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Psalm 8:1,2 NLT
1 O Lord, our
Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than
the heavens.
2 You have
taught children and infants to tell of your strength, silencing your
enemies and all who oppose you.
Want to know what heaven Is like?
Stare into the face of a child.
Matthew 19:13
KJV
Then were there
brought unto Him little children, that He should put His hands on
them, and pray:
and the disciples rebuked them.
Jesus heard this and put an end to their egotistical stupidity.
Matthew 19:14,15
KJV
14 But Jesus
said, Suffer (permit) little children, and forbid them not, to come
unto Me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
15 And He laid
His hands on them, and departed thence.
Matthew 20:20-28
NLT
20 Then the
mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her
sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor.
21 “What is
your request?” He asked. She replied, “In your Kingdom, please
let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right
and the other on your left.”
22 But Jesus
answered by saying to them, “You don’t know what you are asking!
Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to
drink?” “Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”
23 Jesus told
them, “You will indeed drink from My bitter cup. But I have no
right to say who will sit on My right or My left. My Father has
prepared those places for the ones He has chosen.”
24 When the ten
other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were
indignant.
25 But Jesus
called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this
world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority
over those under them.
26 But among
you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must
be your servant,
27 and whoever wants to be first
among you must become your slave.
28 For even The
Son Of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give His
life as a ransom for many.”
Humility,
Innocence, and Purity:
Psalm 19:13,14
NLT
13 Keep your
servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I
will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin.
14 May the
words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you,
O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 24:3,4 KJV
3 Who shall
ascend into the hill of The Lord? or who shall stand in His holy
place?
4 He that hath
clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto
vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Psalm 26:6 KJV
I will wash
mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:
Proverbs 16:19
KJV
Better it is to
be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with
the proud.
Proverbs 22:4
KJV
By humility and
the fear of The Lord are riches, and honor, and life.
Proverbs 29:23
KJV
A man's pride
shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Isaiah 57:15 KJV
For thus saith
The High And Lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy;
I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a
contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and
to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Daniel 6:22 KJV
My God hath
sent His angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not
hurt me: forasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me; and also
before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Micah 6:8 KJV
He hath shewed
thee, O man, what is good; and what doth The Lord require of thee,
but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Matthew 5:8 KJV
Blessed are the
pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Luke 14:7-11 NLT
7 When Jesus
noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the
seats of honor near the head of the table, He gave them this advice:
8 “When you
are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor.
What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been
invited?
9 The host will
come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be
embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the
foot of the table!
10 “Instead,
take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host
sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for
you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.
11 For those
who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves
will be exalted.”
Romans 12:3 KJV
For I say,
through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not
to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think
soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of
faith.
Ephesians 5:27
KJV
That He might
present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle,
or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
I Timothy 1:5
KJV
Now the end of
the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good
conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
I Timothy 5:22
KJV
Lay hands
suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep
thyself pure.
James 1:27 KJV
Pure religion
and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the
fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself
unspotted from the world.
James 4:10 KJV
Humble
yourselves in the sight of The Lord, and He shall lift you up.
I Peter 1:22 KJV
Seeing ye have
purified your souls in obeying The Truth through The Spirit unto
unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a
pure heart fervently:
I Peter 5:5 KJV
Likewise, ye
younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject
one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the
proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
II Peter 3:14
KJV
Wherefore,
beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may
be found of Him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Revelation
14:1-5 NLT
1 Then I saw
The Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him were 144,000 who had
His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
2 And I heard a
sound from heaven like the roar of mighty ocean waves or the rolling
of loud thunder. It was like the sound of many harpists playing
together.
3 This great
choir sang a wonderful new song in front of The Throne Of God and
before the four living beings and the twenty-four elders. No one
could learn this song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from
the earth.
4 They have
kept themselves as pure as virgins, following The Lamb wherever He
goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as
a special offering to God and to The Lamb.
5 They have
told no lies; they are without blame.
Christ Our
Example:
Zechariah 9:9
NLT
Rejoice, O
people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your
King is coming to you.
He is Righteous
and Victorious, yet He is Humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a
donkey’s colt.
Matthew 11:29,30
KJV
29 Take My yoke
upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye
shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For My yoke
is easy, and My burden is light.
John 13:5 KJV
After that He
poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet,
and to wipe them with the towel wherewith He was girded.
Philippians 2:8
KJV
And being found
in fashion as a Man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto
death, even the death of the cross.
I John 3:5 KJV
And ye know
that He (Jesus Christ) was manifested to take away our sins; and in
Him is no sin.
