Today's Passage: Matthew 25
Throughout my life, even as a young man, I find it easy to lose focus. That is focus on the 'right' things. It is so easy for me to get hung up on the everyday stuff. We all have family and numerous responsibilities that require time and energy. However, after reading Matthew 25, I realize that Jesus calls me to be more aware of life around me than just my normal responsibilities.
There was an entire group of people that Jesus chastised because they did not take care of the physical needs of others. Jesus explained that when they took care of others, they were taking care of him. They did not understand, because they did not see Jesus, so how then could they take care of him? Jesus pointed (as he often did) to the marginalized, and showed his disciples who should receive their ministry.
Jesus does not leave room for excuses here. So if our lives are patterned in such a way that we do not come into contact with those who are in need, then we must find the time, energy, or money to minister to these people. Taking care of the needy was serious business for Jesus, and therefore should be serious for us too. I pray that we all have the hearts to go and minster to the needy, because when we minister to them, we minister to Jesus!
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