Shan Dai Advocacy

Matthew

March 23, 2007 on 1:04 pm | In His First Bible, New Testament, PrayerGrams |

Jesus, the Messiah of the Kingdom of Heaven, tells a gripping story of the final judgment. Sitting upon His glorious throne, all nations will be gathered around Him. Jesus will separate the righteous from the unrighteous. Then He will give to those on the right, the righteous ones, His inheritance: the Kingdom prepared since the foundation on the world. Let that soak in as it is a huge inheritance. Now allow God to bring to mind times when you were involved in the following: “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” (Matthew 25:35-36). The righteous were surprised asking when did they ever do those things for Jesus. Can you see Jesus warmly smile as he replies, “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 25:40). The needs in the Shan Dai community are great; yet every community has needy people. How we respond to the people we can see is a true indication of our love and loyalty to the King we can not see. Forgive us Lord, when in selfish pursuit we neglect people created in Your image. We pray Lord for changed actions due to a true allegiance to You and to Your values of love.