God’s people—the family of God—Christians—are
brothers and sister of Christ. God has promised to provide for “needs” not
wants. And my God will supply all your
needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19. God
promises to take care of us. In one of the most beloved psalm it says…The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm
23:1 Jesus talked to His disciples about
taking care of the “needs” of His followers—and about hospitality.
Then the King will say to those on his
right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared
for you from the creation of the world. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was
thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into
your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for
me. I was in prison, and you visited me.' "Then these righteous ones will
reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give
you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and
give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?'
"And the King will say, 'I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of
the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!'
"Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, 'Away with you, you
cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. For I
was hungry, and you didn't feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn't give me a
drink. I was a stranger, and you didn't invite me into your home. I was naked,
and you didn't give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn't visit
me.' "Then they will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or
thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?'
"And he will answer, 'I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the
least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.'
"And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go
into eternal life." Matthew 25:34-46 NLT
Things haven’t changed. People still have
“needs” and we need to take care of others when a need arises. If you were the
one in “need” you would want someone to help you out. That is what our welfare
system started out to do…but it seems that it has gotten out of control. For
now—within the church it is best if we just help those who need help—practice hospitality.
Be generous with our time and resources—food, water, clothes and ability to
just visit others or invite them into our homes. Just as Jesus taught His disciples,
we will be rewarded or punished for our actions. What will you do today to help
those in need?
Prayer
~ Jesus, just as You taught Your disciples, I want to be ready to help others.
Holy Spirit, open my eyes to opportunities to serve others and my heart to be
willing to obey.
© 2015 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
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