A few days ago I commented on this passage from Matthew:
"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Matthew 25:40 KJV
It's words have been burrowing deep into my consciousness and I'm coming to understand even more about those my Heavenly Father would have me serve. In particular, I've been thinking more about this part of the story:
". . . I was in prison, and you visited me.’ Matthew 25:36 ISVWhile I don't know many people in prison in the physical sense, I DO know quite a few who live in a prison of one kind or another. Some don't get out much because of physical limitations, some are shunned because of poor social skills or emotional health issues, some are locked in depression and are missing out on the beauty that surrounds them, and for some it's a matter of poor self-esteem. Whatever the prison looks like, these too are people my Father would have me serve. Do I visit with these people, or do I tend to ignore them when I can? How do I respond to the fact that they're "in prison"? Do I do my best to bring the light of God's love and joy to brighten the corners of their prisons and give them hope?
Father, I know your love is for all of these. May I be an open channel of that love. As I think about these things and feel somewhat overwhelmed by the enormity of the call, I find myself being even more grateful to you. You don't let the enormity of the task overwhelm you, but instead are there loving each and every one of us as much as we will let you. Father, I want to live with the same mindset that Jesus had - as we are admonished to do in Phil 2:5. Thank you for your guidance and direction. Thank you for continuing to work in me "both to will and to do" of your good pleasure! (Phil 2:13). Thank you, Father!
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