ODB: Out of the Mouths of Babes
February 27, 2019
READ: Matthew 21:14–16
Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes. Psalm 8:2
After watching ten-year-old Viola using a tree branch as a microphone to mimic a preacher, Michele decided to give Viola the opportunity to “preach” during a village outreach. Viola accepted. Michele, a missionary in South Sudan, wrote, “The crowd was enraptured. . . . A little girl who had been abandoned stood in authority before them as a daughter of the King of kings, powerfully sharing the reality of God’s Kingdom. Half the crowd came forward to receive Jesus” (Michele Perry, Love Has a Face).
The crowd that day hadn’t expected to hear a child preach. This incident brings to mind the phrase “out of the mouths of babes,” which comes from Psalm 8. David wrote, “Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes” (v. 2
As Viola and the children in the temple showed, God can use even a child to bring Him glory. Out of their willing hearts came a fountain of praise.
— Linda Washington
How can I offer praise to God today? Why is He worthy of my praise?
Lord, help me have the willing heart of a child when it comes to praise.
Source: Our Daily Bread