You Are Precious in His Sight

Has anyone ever told you how special you are? Has anyone ever told you they love you? Did you know there is someone very important who loves you and was a child just like you? He had friends just like you. He laughed and sometimes cried just like you. Do you know who this important person is? His name is Jesus, and He is God's only son, and He loves you very much. While Jesus at one time was a child just like you, there was something very different about Him -- Jesus was (and still is) also God and today He lives with God in heaven! Let me tell you a story about how much Jesus loves children like you.One time when Jesus was talking to some adults about God, His Father, some mommies and some daddies brought their children to Jesus so He could pray for them and hold them. The disciples or followers of Jesus tried to send them away so the children wouldn't bother Jesus, but He said to them, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs" (Matthew 19:14). Jesus took time out of His busy day to spend with the little children. Jesus gathered the children to Him, prayed for them, and put His hands on them. Most importantly, Jesus told the children that the kingdom of heaven belongs to people who have faith like a child.Do you know what faith is? It means believing in something that you may not be able to see. Can you see the air that you breathe? No, but I bet you believe in it. Can you see the bones in your body? No, but I bet you believe they are in there. Can you see God? Not today, but you can know He is there, that He loves you and wants you to be a part of His family. God wants you to trust in Him and dependon Him for everything!Good News Publishing Company Staff is the author of 'You Are Precious in His Sight', published 1999 under ISBN 9785550095386 and ISBN 5550095386.