Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Matthew 25:31-40
by: Angie Osborn.
I think what Jesus was saying here was that when we truly give of ourselves to help others, it is glorifying to him. It is relatively painless for me to drop a bag of groceries off at the food pantry. Does that help someone? Yes! Is it showing compassion? Yes! The gift may even tighten my grocery budget some, but it is not truly opening my heart and life to the needy around me. It is much harder for me to invite the widowed man over for lunch or offer to baby-sit for the single mom so she can have a break from her 5 children. Yet, when I think of what Christ sacrificed for me, those acts seem so insignificant. How can you reach out to someone with the love of Christ?