Whatever you do to the least of these...

Matthew 25:31-46 (New King James Version)

The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations

   
³¹ “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy^[a] angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. ³² All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. ³³ And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. ³⁴ Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: ³⁵ for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; ³⁶ I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
³⁷ “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? ³⁸ When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? ³⁹ Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ ⁴⁰ And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
⁴¹ “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: ⁴² for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; ⁴³ I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
⁴⁴ “Then they also will answer Him,^[b] saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ ⁴⁵ Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ ⁴⁶ And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Last night, we chose to add to our family. We watched videos from different Christian aid organizations and chose Compassion International. We browsed the pictures and talked to our children about what it would mean to help through sponsoring. They were all so excited and eager to pray for God to show them who was in the most need.

What we didn't expect was for our almost 9 yr old daughter to spend the next few hours in tears because of the children we would NOT be selecting. Her heart was broken that some would be helped and others would still be waiting. She cried and prayed herself to sleep and awoke still heavy hearted. It is a harsh truth to learn at such a young age. She wonders why so many people aren't helping but can go to McD's and spend that much money to get fat.

So I am sending this out to you tonight...

for just $38/month

you can change the life of a child

it will give a child a chance
and if for nothing else...
it is a tax deduction