'Come,
You That Are Blessed'
"…Then the king will say to those at
his right hand, 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you
gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a
stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick
and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.' Then the
righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave
you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we
saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when
was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?' And the king will
answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.' Then
he will say to those at his left hand, 'You that are accursed, depart from me
into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry
and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was
a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing,
sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, 'Lord,
when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or
in prison, and did not take care of you?" Then he will answer them, 'Truly
I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not
do it to me.' And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous
into eternal life."
Matthew 25:34-46
Has the Lord ever asked you for a loan?
Have you ever recognized in the needs of others, a direct request from heaven
for some of what you have? The Bible warns against the sin of passing by the
needy with pious words while keeping a tight grip on our wallets. We are not
promised that we will get rewarded immediately. But in the teaching of Jesus,
to His followers about His return, He says we will be rewarded for giving of
ourselves to others in His name.
You may give
without loving but you can't love without giving.
Our
Daily Bread -