The religious leaders were wrong about Jesus as He rode into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:15-16). They couldn't have been more off-base if they had tried. True, they knew a lot of theology, but they were dead wrong about who Jesus was.
The children, however, were right. They were the ones in the temple who shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" (v.15). They believed that the Person riding that unbroken colt was the promised Son of David. They fulfilled the prophecy of Psalm 8:2 by giving praise to the Lamb who was about to die for the sins of the world. It was the children who responded with wholehearted joy, even though they may not have fully understood Jesus' mission to redeem mankind.
Yes, children can teach us a vital lesson about faith. In their openness and innocence, it's easy for them to trust the One whose pure character touches a responsive chord in their tender hearts.
As adults, we think we know so much. We try to be so mature, so correct, so religious. I wonder if we would even recognize the Savior if He walked among us, working the kind of miracles He performed long ago.
Lord, give us the faith of little children.
— David C. Egner
A child is blind to prejudice
But quick to see what's good and true;
Oh, how we need that childlike faith
In all we say and all we do! —D. De Haan
Big lessons can be learned from little children.