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It is noteworthy that personal trespass between brother and brother is the first disturbing element mentioned in Scripture in connection with the gathering together of the saints to the name of the Lord Jesus.
Matthew 18- THE question asked by the disciples in the first verse of this chapter led the Lord to speak of the moral state that was suited to that kingdom. As a fitting model of the spirit which God looked for in those who belonged to it, He placed in their midst a little child, and, in reply to their question, said, "Whosoever shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Meekness and humility—littleness in our own eyes, whatever our insignificance in the eyes of men—were the equivalents for what was truly great in the sight of God. "Thy gentleness," said David, "hath made me great." (Psa. 18:35.)
It is said of a blind man, that when asked why he always carried a lantern at night, he replied, that being himself unable to see, the light was therefore not to preserve his own feet from stumbling, but to prevent others stumbling over him. May the Lord keep us each walking "as children of light;" and then, not only will our own feet be kept from stumbling, but we shall be no occasion of stumbling to others. On the contrary, may our care for each other in the sight of God be more and more apparent. (2 Cor. 7:12; Cor. 12:25.) Remembering that He who was the "merciful" was also the "faithful" (Heb. 2:17), and that He who was perfectly "holy" was equally "harmless" (Heb. 7:26), let us never seek to show mercy at the expense of divine principle and practical holiness, nor mistake hardness and harshness for firmness and faithfulness.
Geo. C.