Daily Devotion -What God Requires Of Us.

Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me -Matt. 25:40.

 

Jesus in this text points out the criterion by which we will be judged: our treatment of those who are hungry, homeless, poor, diseased, and imprisoned (Matt. 25:37-39). Here Jesus equates our treatment of those who are destitute or distressed with our treatment of Himself. What we do for others, we do for Jesus.

 

Mother Theresa was the perfect example of Jesus' lecture here. We must never be too busy to help someone on our life's journey. The songwriter said, "If I could help somebody as I travel along, then my living shall not be in vain.

 

Our late Pastor Arthur Mackey Sr.'s favorite expression was, "As long as the breath of God is in this body, I must do the work of Him who sent me. I must rescue the perishing, and care for the dying. I cannot sit idle while the souls of men are dying daily." And he lived those words each day. I know, because I was with him every step of the way as he groomed me to become a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

 

Unless we live this life the way Jesus instructs us to, we will have lived our lives most miserably. When we come to the end of our journey and stand before the LORD, we don't want to hear,

"Depart from me for I never knew you."

 

Obey the Lord in all things so you can hear Him say, "Well done good and faithful servant, you have been faithful in a little. Come on up higher so I can make you ruler over much."

 

Prayer: LORD help us to be obedient to you in all things we pray. Amen!!!

 

Encouragement: No matter how it looks, obey the LORD in all things. The reward is well worth it all.