Today's Scripture
The Lord’s Good Work Matthew 25:31-46
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. 34 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; 35 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, 36 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.’ 37 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? 38 And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? 39 And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ 40 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.’ 41 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; 42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 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.’ 44 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?’ 45 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.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
RJ's Devotion
What the passage says
V. 31-33 There is a clear message of judgment in the Bible. It is hard to explain this complicated notion in a short devotion, however, we need to focus on reflecting what it means to live following the purpose.
V. 34-40 Everyone who cares for the least are considered serving the Lord sitting on the throne.
V. 41-46 Everyone who didn’t care for the least was considered not serving the Lord.
What does the passage mean to me/us?
Do we treat everyone, as if we are treating our Lord?
This has to be a result of our faith. We need to treat and honor everyone, as we are to respect and honor our Lord.
Not only the people who deserve our respect and honor, but the least of us needs to be cared by us in this matter.
Another common theme of the Bible is humility.
Taking ourselves away from the center of our thoughts, and putting others, especially the least in our attention and focus is an important discipline to learn humility.
When we serve the least, like Jesus, we are called faithful servants who serve our Lord.
Prayer
Lord, build humility to live according to your will, every day.
In Christ Name, we pray, AMEN
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