Wrap-Up

Being “childlike” isn’t such a noble concept when you have some background, is it? Matthew gave us a chance to watch Jesus interact with children in a way that showed them dignity, but then He told us to be like them. We might like the idea of innocence … but not powerlessness. He mentions the least and the little ones enough to show that this mattered to Him a lot.

As you journal your reflections about Matthew, you might consider how your view of discipleship is deepening. Let’s get one final lesson in on this packed Gospel and see what else we haven’t discovered yet about Matthew.