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Matthew 18:3-4
"Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

Jesus made this statement in response to a question His disciples had asked Him.
In the previous chapters, we read that His disciples had witnessed a few events that may have contributed to feelings of pride, insecurity, doubt, even concerns of favoritism which may have led to the strange question:
"WHO THEN IS THE GREATEST IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN?"

We see that Peter makes his confession of Jesus as Messiah & then Jesus makes a profound & authoritative statement that visualized how He planned to used Peter in the future concerning His Church.
We see that Jesus chose a specific few to go with Him up to the mount where He was transfigured.
We also see where Jesus rebukes His disciples' lack of faith when they asked why they could not cast out a certain demon.
We again find that He directs His questions to Peter concerning the tax inquiries.
Let us not neglect the fact that Matthew, (one of Jesus' other disciples), is the one telling of these accounts.
All the attention given to a certain specific few may not have sat well with the rest.
Hence, the question;
"WHO THEN IS THE GREATEST IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN?"

Now, we arrive at Jesus' response to them.
"A CHILD DOES NOT FIND THEIR JOY IN KNOWING EVERY ANSWER!"
"INSTEAD, THEY THEY FIND THEIR JOY IN KNOWING THAT THEY ARE PART OF THE FAMILY!"
Also;
"A CHILD DOES NOT CONCERN THEMSELVES WITH THE DETAILS OF THE HOUSEHOLD!"
"INSTEAD THEY WILL SURRENDER THAT CONTROL TO THE DISCRETION OF THE PARENT!"
Basically;
"THEY TRUST THE PARENT TO BE THE PARENT!"
"THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM THE CENTER OF ATTENTION!"
"BECAUSE THEIR DEPENDENCY GIVES THE PARENT ALL THE MORE URGENCY TO CARE FOR THEM!"

Therefore;
"NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, YOU MATTER!"
Why?
"BECAUSE JESUS HAS CHOSEN YOU TO BE ONE OF HIS DISCIPLES!"
"FOLLOW HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART!"