by Max Lucado
“I was hungry, and you gave me food. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink.” Matthew 25:35
What is the sign of the saved? Their scholarship? Their willingness to go to foreign
lands? Their ability to amass an audience and preach? Their skillful pens and
hope-filled volumes? Their great miracles? No.
The sign of the saved is their love for the least.
Those who put on the right hand of God will be those who gave food to the hungry, drink
to the thirsty, warmth to the lonely, clothed the naked, comfort to the sick, and friendship
to the imprisoned.
Did you note how simple the works are? Jesus doesn’t say, ‘I was sick and you healed me”.. “I was imprisoned and you liberated me” …. “I was lonely and you built a retirement home for me” … He doesn’t say, “I was thirsty and you gave me spiritual counsel.”
No fanfare. No hoopla. No media coverage. Just good people doing good things.
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Max Lucado
From: And the Angels Were Silent
Used by permission
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