Exodus 28:1-43Matthew 25:31-26:13
Psalm 31:9-18
Proverbs 8:12-13
"I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me."
The question is raised, "Why does it matter how we treat other people?" We don't have to show love. We don't have to demonstrate Christian kindness. We don't have to serve. Why should we do these things? Because, he did. He knew what it was to love the unlovable. He knew what it was to care for those unworthy of his care. So much does he love them, that when we love them, our service to them is service to him. Service to the widow is service to God. Sacrifice for the poor is sacrifice for God. Why do we love them? Because to love them is to love him.
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