Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 18:14

"Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish." — Matthew 18:14 (ASV)

We ourselves can complete the parallel regarding the Shepherd of souls. It is too obvious for the Savior to need to repeat it. In the words before us, our Lord further affirms that our Father who is in heaven does not will that any one of these little ones should perish. Therefore, we must not despise any of them, nor, indeed, despise any because they are lowly and of humble condition. Humble in their own estimation, and little valued by others, as the Lord’s people often are, and surrounded by cruel enemies, as is frequently the case, the heavenly Father does not will their destruction, nor can they be destroyed.

We must not treat the poor, the obscure, or the less-gifted as if we thought they would be better off out of our way, or as if they were of no consequence at all and could be most suitably ignored. In a certain sense, this is to make them perish, because those whom we regard as nothing become to us as if they were nothing. He who sits in the highest heavens seeks out those who are lowly in heart and of a contrite spirit because of their wanderings, and He places great value on them. Our Father in heaven does not want us to despise those who are precious in His eyes.