“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.” … “Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? … “And the King will say…”When you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’ Matt 25:34-40
Lord Jesus, it’s cold—dangerously cold across much of the USA today. I’m grateful to hear the gentle “purr” of our heating system, obeying the number I just set on the thermostat.
I’m sipping a cup of hot coffee, knowing I have ample culinary options to satisfy my morning hunger. I’m sheltered, clothed, and comfortable in creature comforts you’ve given me. More wondrously, I’m sheltered in your sovereignty, clothed in your righteousness, and comforted by your love.
It’s precisely because of your kindness generosity, this Scripture lands on my heart today with convicting power. It’s not about guilt; it’s all about grace, Jesus—100% about the greatness of your grace. Grace received is to be grace extended… always.
Hands lifted to you in corporate worship are one thing; hands extended to you in the faces of the homeless, the shivers of the freezing, the fears of the hungry are another. May the “least of these” get the best of our love for you. Lead us in these next hours and days to those who need what you’ve generously entrusted to us, Lord Jesus. So very Amen we pray, in your merciful and mighty name.