Do Good to All
By Pastor Aggrey Soyekwo
Matthew 25:35-36,40 “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’… “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'”
Jesus in this teaching related how service in the kingdom of God is viewed, and how it will be at the judgment. It reveals what is in the heart of God in feeling and caring for suffering humanity. All the categories of people listed are needy, disadvantaged or under privileged – the hungry, homeless, sick, imprisoned, elderly, children, disabled. They are God’s precious people, even though they may be the least in the sight of men. Jesus called them His brothers. Such are plentious all around us, giving an opportunity to minister to the Lord through them.
By being sensitive to them, thinking about and meeting their needs, you become an extension of God’s hand to them. Some of these people may be burdensome to others because of prolonged abnormal conditions needing continuous support. Their plight touches God’s heart. If we have His kind of heart, we should similarly be touched by the suffering of others and always avail ourselves to do good to them. Practicing compassionate care not only meets their needs, but it also qualifies one to inherit God’s kingdom(V.34).
Let’s seek to genuinely meet the needs of people we meet. Everyone is needy at one point or another, and everyone has something they can offer to meet someone else’ need. That’s powerful ministry to God and humanity.
Proverbs 19.17 “He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.”
1 John 3:17-18 “If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.”
Shalom children of God.