There was daddy, mother, Bobby, John, and Margie, all five of us packed in this little Volkswagen “bug” on a camping trip in Europe on our way home from Africa. And we had very, very little money, just couldn’t dream of staying in a motel.
Our tent was in a big bag, and we had our camping table, pots and pans, dishes, and of course all our suitcases in this little “bug.” The poor little car groaned beneath our weight. Evening would come as we found a camping spot, and everybody in the family had his assigned duties. The boys would pitch the tent, dad would prepare the camp cots, etc., and get things out so mom could cook some welcome hot supper. But there was one thing that dad, mom, Bob, or John, couldn’t do: get some petrol (gasoline) for the tiny little camp stove we had. We didn’t have a cubic inch where we could store a little can for gasoline; we had to rely on the Volkswagen’s gasoline tank for our supply. But how to get the gasoline out of it for the camp stove?
The filler place for the car’s tank was so small in diameter that none of us could reach in with a small cup and draw some out. All our hands were just too big.
But there was Margie! She was only four, and her hand was exactly the right size to reach in with a cup and draw out some fuel for our little camp stove.
After she had done this for several evenings, she said, “Daddy, I’m important—don’t you think?” And I said, “Yes, dear, you are important! None of us could have a bite of hot supper if it weren’t for you!”
He said, “Let the children come to Me, and do not stop them” (Matthew 19:14), He meant that He needs children. For one thing, they make Him happy. For another, He has things for them to do that no one else can do quite as well. Yes, children are important!
For example, once upon a time grown-ups in Europe made a law that said no one could preach about the second coming of Jesus. But God wants people to know about it! The grown-ups were all afraid to say anything. But God had commanded that this Good News of the second coming of Jesus must be told to the people.
What happened was that the Holy Spirit of God moved upon the hearts of some little children to stand up and tell the Good News! Little girls, for example, were just ordinary children playing with their dolls. But when the meeting time came and people arrived to hear the message, one by one they left their dolls and standing on a table these children told the message so clearly that the people understood.
So, you believe that the Lord Jesus loves you; believe that He has already called you to follow Him; believe that He has died for you, has redeemed you; believe that He has work for you to do; let the love of Christ fill your heart. Tell Him “Yes!” that you will be glad to be His servant.
He will have work for you to do!