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!' Matthew
25:34-40
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| I was hungry...and you gave me something to eat. Fish caught in the Mediterranean Sea near Joppa. |
The emotion of nostalgia includes feelings
of reminiscence, wistfulness, longing and melancholy. Jesus may not have been
reminiscing about what had happened in the past…but looking to the future in
this passage. He was expressing a longing for how His followers had cared for
others—as if caring for Him. That “nostalgia” is the same emotion we feel when
we long for something with a pleasure and yet sadness. So in this passage Jesus
was pleased that His followers had served others with a bit of a sadness that
they just didn’t see when they were serving others that they were really
serving their Lord.
Do you ever serve others for Jesus…and not
realize that you are actually serving the Lord?
Is Jesus your Lord? Those on His “right” in
this passage are the sheep…the followers. The ones that are on His left (see
Matthew 25:31-33; 41-46) are the goats who are sent away into eternal
punishment. Will you be on His right…or on His left?
Prayer
~ Praise the LORD, all you nations. Praise him, all you people of the earth.
For he loves us with unfailing love; the LORD's faithfulness endures forever. Praise
the LORD! Psalm 117:1-2. I praise You Lord—and I serve You with gladness…treating
others as I would treat You.
Daily
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 46-48
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photos by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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