6“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. (Matthew 18:6)
Thoughts: It is one thing to lead a child to faith and hope. It is another to destroy a child's faith and hope. The punishment listed (millstone around their neck and drowned) was inflicted on the worst criminals by the Romans in Galilee. It is important to not lose faith, and to try to sustain the faith of little children. One of the vows made by a congregation on behalf of the church universal at baptism is to encourage the child in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. To bring a child down in faith is to bring ourselves down as well.
Prayer: Lord, help me to do all I can to build up the faith in others and not tear it down.
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