Matthew 25:40 (Jesus is speaking here about what really matters) "Then 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."
ONES
God paid attention to ONES.
Yeah, he fed thousands a couple of times and gave sermons to multitudes, but mostly we are touched by the way Jesus touched and listened to ONES. Dirty ONES, unpopular ONES, beggars, sick and dead ... he took time. He touched and cried and hugged ONES.
I fear we've gotten too enthralled with the multitudes and attendance, performance and turnouts ... and the ONES are left alone. Makes my heart hurt. Doesn't make God too happy either! (check out the rest of Matthew 25 if you don't believe me.)
What ONES have you touched recently? Maybe if we encourage each other we can become more like Jesus in our compassion. Today as you journey, after you've thanked God for the things you notice around you, just notice people. Make yourself available to Jesus if there is someone you see or someone who comes to your mind for whom he stirs a bit of compassion in you.
A smile.
A hand.
A compliment.
You're trying to represent the Creator, for goodness sake! Be creative!!! Feel free to comment here about how it goes, and what effect it has on you to look into someone else's eyes and realize you are doing that kindness to God.
"Jesus, thank you for investing your life in people one at a time. Thank you that I am one of the ones you care about. I'm wide open here ... show me how to be more like you in this."
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