You did for one You did for me.
Tonight my friend who is also my Pastor (but I prefer to call him friend) picked me up from work and asked me to run an errand with him. I got in the car with him and he explained to me about a lady God laid on his heart today and he felt led to call her. In talking to her she was down which he said is not her personality, he then asked her why did God want me to call you? She confessed that she was without money. When we got there she confessed even more that this morning she ate her last two pieces of bread and had no ideal what to do or where to turn so she said “God I give this to you.”
Wow! What a blessing to be able to help another in their time of need. God was so willing to use my friend to help her but she too had to surrender her pride to God, my friend then had to surrender his will to be used of God. This woman is no different than me, we both have needs, her is financial and hunger for nourishment and my need is restoration from a sexual addiction and hunger to be surrendered to God. Now I understand how others have explained to me that they are being blessed when I let them help me, a humbling experience.
Matthew 25:31-46
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
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. 35For 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, 36I 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? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40"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.'
Wow! What a blessing to be able to help another in their time of need. God was so willing to use my friend to help her but she too had to surrender her pride to God, my friend then had to surrender his will to be used of God. This woman is no different than me, we both have needs, her is financial and hunger for nourishment and my need is restoration from a sexual addiction and hunger to be surrendered to God. Now I understand how others have explained to me that they are being blessed when I let them help me, a humbling experience.
Matthew 25:31-46
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
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. 35For 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, 36I 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? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40"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.'
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