Truly I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me. – Matthew 25:40
Do a heart check today. Do you have a heart for Jesus? How about a heart like His? In his book, A Heart Like Jesus, author Max Lucado asks, “What if, for one day and night, your heart was replaced by the heart of Christ? Your heart gets the day off and your life is led by the heart of Christ. His priorities govern your actions. His passions drive your decisions. His love directs your behavior.”
This is what He intends by giving the Holy Spirit – a heart “transplant” of sorts. The Spirit of God equips you, gives you grace and a message, puts a song in your heart, and you are instructed not to keep it to yourself. God wants you to be more like Jesus. As Max Lucado also said, “God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way.” Sometimes just a little nudge, a quiet transformation is all that you need; but maybe you need a little prodding to see through the eyes of the Savior.
Look around you. You do not have to look far to see “the least, the last, and the lost.” Some may be called to minister to the homeless while others may be able to bring a meal to a family with a new baby to reveal a bit of Jesus’ heart. Perhaps you can order a pretty scarf for a cancer patient who has suffered hair loss from chemotherapy. Or maybe a veteran needs a little help mowing his lawn. Whatever you do, do it as unto the Lord (Colossians 3:23-24).
Pray for members of Congress and the administration to be aware of what they are doing to and for others. Ask that the Lord draw their hearts to Him so that they do what is right rather than what is politically expedient.
Today’s Verse: Matthew 25:40
And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Recommended for further reading: Matthew 25:34-46
34 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 foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, 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 no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, 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.”
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
