No. 54 Stars in Heaven

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, Mark 10:14

They call them rock stars, or Hollywood stars because they may as well be shining from a million miles away. They are unapproachable because they are widely beloved. A team of guards shields them from what could be a devastating stampede. The wall goes up to protect their privacy so it can be meted out. They don’t need to be elected; they only need to be glorious.

Jesus Christ fell into the super-star category because He healed. He showed His power over nature to demonstrate His relationship to the Creator of nature, and to fulfill His mission to restore mankind to its original healthy state, both physically and spiritually in relation to the Father. Jesus was a star who from time to time had to escape the crowds for all the same reasons.

Unlike any other superstar, Jesus took admiration away from the glorious on the earth, e,g, other stars, and gave it to children.

Jesus said that His upside down, inside-out world where children rank high and the powerful rank last, describes the kingdom of heaven. Childlike love, innocence, humility, joy are natural to the world where God the Father reigns supreme, and where each citizen is luminous, not because they were once talented, powerful stars but because of the natural innocent quality of their spirits.

Who would prevent a child from drawing near to Christ today?
“Not I!” said Brer Rabbit.
“Nor I” chimed in Peter Cottontail.
“Not me” shouts the little boy who lives down the lane.