I was hungry then, did you give me food to eat. When I was cold and tired did you give me a warm place to sleep? When life had knocked me down did you help me to my feet? What you’ve done for the least of these, you’ve done for me…
This is the chorus to a song I played bass on, written by my former pastor in North Carolina called the Least of These based on Matthew 25:31-46. It is the thing that first comes to mind when I hear this passage.
The last, the lost, the least the little are those that can not look out for themselves, and we are called to be there for them and to lend them a hand and to help them. Jesus says to those at the final judgment as he will say to each and everyone of us, what did you do for me, and everyone of your brothers and sisters was me…
We get so caught up in our own lives trying to get our next trophy that we lose sight of those all around us that need us to be Jesus for them. We are so blinded by making ourselves higher and better that we forget that Christ called us to love and to give what he has given us. We are to look out for the other.
Don’t be so caught up in your own life that you miss Jesus looking for you to be him to the world in need around you. Then you will hear, “You were faithful servants each and every day, you never turned your back on any one in need. It was when you were serving them that you served me.”
Gracious God, help us to focus on who you are and who you have called us to be. Help us to see you in the faces of the last, lost, least and little. Help us to serve you and thus serve and love our neighbors, helping them to see you and to come to know you. Amen.
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