Mark 10: 13-16

(Mark 10: 13-16) And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.  But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.  Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.  And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

The key meaning of what Jesus said, "a man who humbles himself like a child" is to deny himself. The disciples asked who was great with worldly values. Eventually, the person who lowers himself becomes a dead person to the world. Philippians 2: 6-8『Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:  But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:  And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 』

Repentance is turning away from sin. Rather than being forgiven for confessing that you have sinned, you have to die with Jesus on the cross, against sin, against the world. Then, the Lord forgives sin with his blood. The word "death" means denying the heart toward the world. So he said, "I deny myself." As the apostle Paul said, we must think of "I die every day."

"Everyday I die" means "always looking at yourself like a mirror in front of the Bible." Every day is the phrase "every moment." It's not about the number of times, it's about keeping it. The existence of "Self" is like a huge and solid castle like "Jericho Castle." However, as the Israelites overthrew Jericho through the word of God, they must deny themselves before the words of the Bible. In front of the Bible, we must look at the situation of "denying self."

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