Loving Well, Part II

Matthew 25:34-40 (New International Version)
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 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, 36 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.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Part of loving well is doing for "the least of these" (forgotten/overlooked people in society) what we would do for Jesus. What would happen in our world if every person who believed in Jesus treated others like they were Jesus?

How would you respond if someone (usually older) pulled out in front of you too slow? Now what would you do if Jesus pulled out in front of you too slow?

What if the person holding you up at the drive through was Jesus?

What if the homeless man on the street was Jesus?

What if the orphan bouncing around from foster home to foster home was Jesus?

Our world would be completely different if we loved others the way we say we love Jesus.

Brent had a great example of loving well this weekend. A guy from our neighborhood who is normally wandering around - asking Brent for money - was at Walmart. The guy asked Brent for money to buy something (some food item). So Brent offered to take him to get him food. So he drove him across the street to Arby's and got him a sandwich.

If that's not loving "the least of these," I don't know what is.