Children play an important role in Ecuador. Each year on 24 December, the children parade through the streets of Cuenca. It is a spectacular sight, that lasts for hours on end. The children in Ecuador are beautiful!
“ . . . . all the women went out . . . . . with dances.” (Exodus 15:20)
Even four-legged children are included.
“ . . . and the maid was fair and beautiful. . . . “ (Esther 2:7)
“Suffer the little children to come unto Me . . . “ (Mark 10:14)
“And the angel said unto them, “Fear not: for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” (Luke 2:10)
“ And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.” (Esther 2:17)
“I said in my heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure; and behold, this also is vanity. . . .” (Ecclesiastes 2:1)
“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” (Proverbs 31:10)
“Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting of hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel, but let it be . . . . the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.” (I Peter 3:3-4)
“And they brought young children to Him . . . “ (Mark 10:13)
"The children gather wood . . . and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven . . . . unto other gods.” (Jeremiah 7:18)
“Praise Him upon the loud cymbals; praise Him upon the high sounding cymbals.” (Psalm 150:5)
“Train up a child in the way he should go . . . . (Proverbs22:6)
“He took them up in His arms . . . .” (Mark 10:16)
“It is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and cast into the sea,, than that he should offend one of these little ones.” (Luke 17:2)
“Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.” (Luke 10:15)
May we not end up like King Saul, who declared near the end of his life, “I have played the fool.” (I Samuel 26:21)
“. . . He bare them and carried them all the days of old.” (Isaiah 63:9)
“Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord . . . .” (Psalm 127:3)
“. . . .princess among the provinces . . . .” (Lamentation 1:1)
“Spake I not unto you saying, Do not sin against the child . . .? “ (Genesis 42:22) Our children are of our greatest gifts.
“Put My name upon the children . . . . .” (Numbers 6:27)
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