Hello Everyone todays teaching is on Loving God and others. The passage used for this post is at the bottom of the page which is from Mathew 25: 31-36 in the New Living Translation, which is my favorite translation. Here we go:
A question to ask yourself is how can we love God when we don't love our neighbor? We must not deny the physical needs or the spiritual needs of others for they our brothers and sisters. They are not only physically hungry but also hungry for the Word of God. As Jesus said "Men do not live by bread, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God". We must be concerned for all people and love them, as God loves ALL his people, whether they know him or not he loves them and expects us to care for them. We need genuine love and concern for those in need. We must respect and help those in need, treating them will love, kindness, and dignity that is given to ALL God's children, they have been created to love and be loved.
God loves and raises the lowest among us and we are to love and to care and help these people. These include but are certainly not limited to the homeless, the unloved, a throw away of society, and more! May we show the love of God to others, those who so desperately need us. Let us do as God asked to be that lovingness, that kindness, and thoughtfulness to them, let us be light and salt unto the earth and all its people. God is of the living so me mustn't be afraid but be living for him fully which means following him, loving him with all are hearts minds souls and strength, sharing life, loving, not being afraid, and spreading the good news, lets remember the world shall know that we are Jesus's disciples by our love.
New Living Translation (NLT) Mathew 25: 31-36
“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. 36 I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’“Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? 39 When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’
“Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.[g] 42 For I was hungry, and you didn’t feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give me a drink. 43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’
“Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?’
45 “And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’
46 “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”
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