Matthew 18:2-4
Jesus invited a little child to stand among them. “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Matthew 18 · Words of Christ are set in red.
2 songs meet this passage
Children (Radio Edit) · Robert Miles
resonates with Matthew 18:2-4
Jesus points to childlike humility and trust as a model for the kingdom; the song's instinct to look to children for a purer vision of peace resonates with this.
“Tell me all your thoughts on God”
Counting Blue Cars · Dishwalla
resonates with Matthew 18:3
The song's childlike posture of asking rather than asserting mirrors Jesus' call to approach God with a child's openness.