"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. 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.'
Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
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.'"
Emphasis mine
This in my opinion is a direct calling for ALL christians to give themselves away and truly die to self to help others. Where and Who around me is this verse describing? Where and Who around the world is this verse describing?
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Preparation: Jeff's Travels
My husband Jeff travels around the world for his job at least one week out of each month. He has been consistently travelling at this pace for about two years now. He and I hate the fact that he is gone so much, especially for our children, but now I can look back and see why God has led us down this path. Without Jeff being gone, I would still not know the Father as my BEST FRIEND. Until two years ago, my husband was my best friend. He still is my best friend on Earth of course, but I have had to lean on God more than I had ever had to before. I spend time with him on lonely nights and almost every morning. I have depended on Him when I am frustrated with being a "single mom" and when He really has been the only person around to talk to.
I also know that God has shown my husband and I a bigger world view than we knew before. Jeff is so good at getting to know new people from other cultures, relating to them, and enjoying their cuisine. There is hardly anything that he won't try and most of the time he enjoys new foods. Jeff has helped me to see that people in other parts of the world are kind, loving, and respectful. We can see now that we are not entitled to the freedoms, culture, religion, wealth, and health that we have here in the United States. We are extremely blessed to have been born here. We did not do anything to deserve our upbringing and there is no reason why people around the world should not be able to have the same life. We believe that we are to be the hands and feet of Christ around the world not just to evangelize to them, but also to help provide for their basic needs.
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