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Why Do You Believe?

October 9, 2017 by Matthew Gaither Leave a Comment

A recent sermon I heard was based around the question “Why should I believe in God?”

If you are reading this blog I hope that you have already answered that question; even so it bears repeating. Why do you believe in God?

15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear (1 Peter 3:15 NKJV)

If we are to be able to give a defense to everyone who asks us, as 1 Peter 3:15 says, then we need to be very sure about our belief. We need to have that answer ready at hand, not as a scripted response but as a heartfelt statement of faith. The world desperately needs men and women who are standing firm on their belief in their savior and are not afraid to verbalize it when called on to do so.

On a personal level, I believe in God because I have experienced His presence and because He has changed me from the inside out. When I was at my lowest I cried out to Him and He came and found me. His touch was not physical but it left an unmistakable impression on my soul and since then my desire has been only to serve and to love Him with my whole heart.

I have a personal relationship with Him. I talk to Him all of the time. I tell Him about my day, confess my fears, worries and mistakes and thank Him for His goodness. I ask Him for His blessing and protection and His will to be done in the lives of many.

I gave my heart to Him and in exchange He has given me hope for the future, peace in the face of trials and love for myself and my fellow man. While I am still far, far from perfect I rejoice in knowing that little by little, He is making me like Him.

That is why I believe. I am passionate about my defense of the gospel and my hope for all believers is that they would be able to give a similar type of answer to the question “Why do you believe?” And beyond that, I am of the opinion that all believers should be passionate about their belief and the God who saved them. Not that we should be bullies or insensitive, because that is not the essence of true love, but that we should be ready to firmly and wisely defend the reasons for our faith.

Filed Under: Daily Tagged With: 1 Peter 3:15, apologetics, belief, faith

Project 2020

October 2, 2017 by Matthew Gaither Leave a Comment

I started a new writing project recently, one that is quite different than anything that I have attempted before. I don’t want to go into to much detail just yet. Many things about it could change before it is completed but at this point there are a couple of things that I know for sure and can share.

It will be one of the longest pieces that I have ever written if not the longest. It won’t be anything like book length (at least I don’t think it will) but it will be much, much longer than the weekly blog posts.
If things go as planned it will take around three years to complete and there’s a very specific reason for that length of time.
I will be releasing it in stages as I reach certain milestones.
The genre will be loosely “documentary” and I plan to mix my writing with photos and video.
When all is said and done it might only be interesting to me but that is the kind of risk you take with something like this.

It’s hard to say exactly when the seed for this project was planted but the process that I will be documenting is based on a decision I made a couple of months ago. From the beginning I’ve wanted to write about this particular topic but until I really thought and prayed about it I didn’t really understand how I could incorporate it in to Matthew515 properly.

That praying, thinking and planning process is continuing and will continue because this will be an on-going project with a definite goal at the end. I said earlier that I thought it would take around three years time to fully complete and that is because I have a specific goal of age 45 for completion and I will be 45 in March of 2020.

Although 2020 is my target I always, in everything I do, want to be sensitive to God’s will and His plan for my life. From the beginning I’ve let it be known that I give God full authority to change my course and alter or do away with the project and the goal completely. This project is human initiative but I want it to be human initiative under God’s direction and in a way that would be pleasing to Him. That might mean that the goal gets pushed back (if it moves at all it would be more likely to be pushed back than to move forward and those reasons will be discussed within the project itself) because ultimately the timing is in God’s hands, not mine.

On a personal level, thinking about and planning for something that is several years out is difficult for me to do. I have always been a “right now” person (which is both good and bad) and I’ve not given the future as much thought as I probably should have. I am not a visionary or someone who tends to set grand goals and I tend to stay focused on the here and now. That’s not to say that I never think about what is to come (I am very excited for what God has in store for His children!) but just that I don’t tend to spend much time thinking about what happens next here on earth. For me to have set a goal that is that far out is something brand new and feels as exciting as it does daunting. It’s something that’s not really in my nature so I know that in order for it to be completed the focus, inspiration and energy will have to come from the Lord.

That’s all for now and I hope to have more to say about this in the very near future. My God bless and keep you as you go!

Filed Under: Daily Tagged With: dreams, goals, God's plan

The Difference Between Strive And Strife

September 18, 2017 by Matthew Gaither Leave a Comment

It is interesting to me how one word can, over the course of time and through the interaction of diverse people groups, take on different meanings or connotations. Take the words “strive” and “strife”. As near as I can tell they both derive from the Old French word “estriver” which originally meant simply to quarrel or dispute and the Old Norse word “stritha” which meant to fight.

From those words we now have two English words, one with a positive connotation (strive) and one with a negative connotation (strife). In our modern vernacular, to strive for something is to work through adversity or to overcome obstacles on the way to a goal or in the process of betterment. Strife, on the other hand, usually means actual conflict (which can be internal or external in nature) that causes anguish or suffering for the participants.

Why is this worth discussing? And more importantly, does it have spiritual application for us?

It is important and it does have spiritual application and here’s why: Anytime we set a goal for ourselves we have the choice of doing things God’s way or trying to do them our way and in our own human power. It could be a promotion or a raise at work, a target healthy weight, a certain amount of money saved up, a test score or anything else that we could conceive.

Ideally, we would set our goal and then commit that goal in prayer to God and then set about achieving it in a Godly way. We would do the best we could but ultimately we would be trusting in God’s provision (and implicit in that trust is not taking short-cuts along the way or trying to speed the process along by worldly means) and setting our hope on him. We would have peace in our hearts and joy in our minds because we know that we would be choosing God’s best for us rather than just guessing what might be best or what might satisfy us for only a short while.

Going back to our title, we would be striving in the best way possible.

But what if, instead of committing our ways and thoughts to the Lord, we decided to go it alone? What if, instead of acting like born-again believers we decided to act like those who do not acknowledge God? Sooner or later, we would find ourselves in the midst of strife. We would worry and anguish over what we wanted and we would not have the peace that comes from fully trusting in the Lord. We would also, most likely, not achieve our goal in God’s timing or in God’s way and that would lead to dissatisfaction and a sense of emptiness and loss.

Internal strife would be our constant companion until we repented and turned back to God and we would know no peace until we made things right.

The exhortation is this: We must examine where we are and where we want to be. We must make sure that we are committing our ways and thoughts to the Lord and then repent and turn away from those places where we are not. Only God can do what needs to be done and it is only through His power that we can achieve all that He has for us. Working towards a goal is good so long as we are doing it in a way that pleases the Lord.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33 (KJV)

Filed Under: Daily Tagged With: Matthew 6:33, strife, strive

The Right Way To Ask And Receive

August 28, 2017 by Matthew Gaither Leave a Comment

What is our first response to a problem or need? When an obstacle appears, what do we do? Do we worry? Do we apply critical thinking and try to come up with the best plan? As children of God, our first response should always be to approach our Heavenly Father in prayer.

Consider Philippians 4:6.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6 (NASB)

Right away, we can see that the best response to a problem or need is to take it directly to God in humility and thanksgiving. I believe that many Christians have been taught that this is the right way but often fail to follow through with it. We let the worry and strife occupy our thoughts instead of using our will to focus on God and His provision. Thankfully, this can be learned and part of the process of becoming a mature believer is to learn to take it to the Lord as our first response.

Once we have given our focus and our thoughts to the Lord and have placed our petition at His feet, what comes next? In my mind, this is where trust and obey becomes most important. We can learn to pray all day but until we do so in faith and trust then we are just as likely to fall back into worry as anything else. And because it is God who increases our faith, part of our daily walk with Him should be to continually ask Him to increase our faith and to help us learn to lean on Him more and more. If we can do this during the times of relative calm then when the next storm comes we will be that much more prepared to stand firm in Him.

Finally, if we are praying about a need and we are looking for an answer to our prayer then we must stay in a place where we can see and receive that answer. For example, even if I have laid my petition at His feet and have trusted Him to bring about the answer in His time but then go and engage in sinful practices then it is likely that I will miss God’s answer to my prayer. If I am watching a movie or show that I know does not please the Lord or if I allow my temper to get the best of me and I quarrel with a brother or sister then my greatest need is repentance and I will not be in a place where I can really see or understand what God is doing around me. I call this “being out of position” and because we are still human beings living in a fallen world it is a very easy thing to do.

Being out of position does not mean that God won’t answer my prayer. Our sinfulness has never been an impediment to God’s will being carried out (praise God for that!). But it does mean that I may not be able to perceive how God has answered my prayer and I will certainly miss the blessing that comes from being intimately involved with God’s work here on Earth.

I also want to emphasize that God works through human hands and human minds. It is a good thing when we make a plan, commit it to the Lord and then follow through in a way that would please Him. Taking a problem or need to God does not mean that we then sit on our hands and do nothing. Part of trusting and obeying is to continue to do those things that we know are right and to do our very best to solve problems with what we have already been given. Trust God to work while we are also working. He will always take what little we have to offer and multiply it to great effect.

Filed Under: Daily Tagged With: Philippians 4, prayer, supplication

I Mean You No Harm

August 21, 2017 by Matthew Gaither Leave a Comment

Talk about a movie phrase. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone actually say “I mean you no harm” in real life before. It’s a phrase devised by Hollywood script writers and is analogous to “I come in peace” (also a phrase I have not heard in real life).

With the way our world and our nation seems to be going, I wonder if it wouldn’t be better if we all started our conversations with “I mean you no harm” as a preface or preamble to our human interactions (I’m kidding, mostly). Fear is at an all time high. Mistrust and suspicion have become our de facto mode of interacting with one another. Social unrest, racial inequality, hate speech and bigoted ways of thinking seem to be defining our current reality and as Christians I wonder how we should respond.

Let’s go back to “I mean you no harm” for just a moment. Is there a way that we can model gentleness of disposition and such a peaceful spirit that it can’t help but show through us? I believe there is.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV)

The Bible shows us that yes, we can show forth peace in a visible and remarkable way. As we surrender our old selves with our selfishness, fear, anxiety, anger and all of the old things that used to define us God replaces those things with the defining characteristics of His Spirit. This does not happen instantaneously but is a gradual, day by day process as we learn to love the Lord and walk with Him.

This is why daily renewal is so vital to our growth and maturity as Christians. Without that time to reconnect with the heart of our Lord we will gradually fall back into our old ways of acting and thinking and the fruit that we produce will not be the fruit of the Spirit. If you’ve ever wondered why some Christians look and act so much like the unsaved, this is why. A Christian who is not walking in renewal and who is not making personal Bible study and prayer time a priority will not grow in the Lord and will not be able to live and speak the right kind of message.

Our response to our unsaved family, friends, co-workers and neighbors will in some way determine their path through this life and where they ultimately spend eternity. Are we showing with our attitude and actions the fruits of the Spirit or are we perpetuating the cycle of selfishness, anger and fear? It will be one or the other. There is no middle ground.

Filed Under: Daily Tagged With: fruits of the spirit, Galatians 5:22, peace

Whose Power?

August 14, 2017 by Matthew Gaither Leave a Comment

What kind of music listener are you? Are you more of a left-brain, analytical listener who primarily focuses on the words and lyrics of a song? Or are you more of a right-brain listener who hears the melodies and harmonies while the words and lyrics seem to fade into the background?

Usually, I am a more of a right-brain listener. I can enjoy a song for months or years and simply not notice or pay attention to most of the words. This may sound like an odd trait but it does lead to some surprising moments when I do finally discover what those lyrics in that song that I enjoyed actually were. I try to stay away from artists and bands that I know stand for promiscuity or violence or other undesirable topics so usually my lyrical discoveries are harmless.

But sometimes, very rarely, I will notice a lyric and it will stick in my brain and cause the wheels to start turning. Recently it was the phrase “and love will come around if you want it enough”. I heard that and my immediate thought was “that’s not true at all!” Why? Because logically, just wanting something really hard does not, in and of itself, cause something to happen. And it is dangerous to think otherwise although there is an entire school of thought dedicated to just this process.

It is called the “Law of Attraction” and it is completely and unequivocally false. From the official definition: It is the Law of Attraction which uses the power of the mind to translate whatever is in our thoughts and materialize them into reality. There are self-help books, magazines and entire websites devoted to teaching you how to use the so-called “law of attraction” to make whatever you want into reality. (And if this is old news to some of you, I apologize. I am aware that the law of attraction has been around, in some form or other, since ancient times.) Disturbingly, many people today still believe that the law of attraction is a real thing and that some universal cosmic power is working through their thoughts and energies to bring their desires to fruition.

As Christians, it is our duty and responsibility to remind (sometimes gently, sometimes more directly) those around us that the only true power that exists in this universe is the power of our creator who is God eternal and everlasting. All other power is derived from Him and is only exercised insofar as He allows it to be used. I go back to Acts 17:28 which says “for in Him we live and move and have our being” and Colossians 1:16-17 which says For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things exist.

It follows that if He created all things and in Him all things exist then the only life, the only existence and the only power that we have is that which He allows us to have. It is not given unto us to be able to use the power of our minds and wishes to get what we want. But what we do have is a God who loves us and gave His life for ours. We have a God who delights in giving us good gifts and not just the things we want but the things we really need to be whole and complete in Him.

All power belongs to Him and Him alone.

Filed Under: Daily Tagged With: Acts 17:28, authority, power

The Hopeful And Persistent Prayer

August 7, 2017 by Matthew Gaither Leave a Comment

Has God ever given you an exclamation point? Has He ever emphasized something so strongly to you that it was just as if He had sent you a personal message that ended in enthusiastic punctuation? Recently, God did that for me and I want to share the story with you.

Throughout my week I focus on the current Sunday School lesson and I also use a couple of daily devotional guides. These materials are from several publishers and written with different goals in mind and come in various formats. I might be in the book of Genesis in my Sunday school material while my prayer guide may have me reading out of the book of Romans. And because it is God’s word (that is living and powerful) no matter what I am reading it is always timely and effective.

But this one day was a little bit different. My Sunday school material took me to Matthew chapter 7 and to these verses:

⁷“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ⁸For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. ⁹Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? ¹⁰Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?¹¹If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him! Matthew 7:7-11 (NASB)

These verses in Matthew serve to remind us to be persistent in our prayers because we have a God who loves us and desires to give us good gifts. I pondered these verses for a few minutes after I read them and I felt thankful and encouraged. And then I flipped over to my prayer guide and it focused on these verses:

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, ²saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man. ³There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’ ⁴For a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man, ⁵yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her legal protection, otherwise by continually coming she will wear me out.’”⁶And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge *said; ⁷now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them? ⁸I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:1-8 (NASB)

In Luke 18 Jesus tells a story about a persistent widow and a secular judge. The theme is persistence in prayer, just the same as it was in my prior reading from Matthew chapter 7. At this point, I felt the exclamation point coming on and I felt very strongly that God was encouraging me to keep praying and to be encouraged and hopeful in my prayers.

I find it interesting and impactful that Jesus ends verse 8 with the question “when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” Does it not show our faith when we are persistent in our prayers and hopeful in our expectation of an answer from our heavenly father? And does it not show a lack of faith and when our prayers falter and we begin to lose hope? In my mind, Jesus is asking us to remain faithful, hopeful and prayerful up until the very end. He’s just told us that He is bringing justice “quickly” but it remains up to us not to lose heart and to exercise our faith in God in the meantime.

In case you need it, here is the exclamation point spelled out for you (actually, here are a couple of them): Keep praying! Keep hoping! Keep on believing in the God who desires to give you good gifts and will see you through to the end!

Filed Under: Daily Tagged With: Luke 18, Matthew 7, persistence, prayer

The Words We Need Most

July 31, 2017 by Matthew Gaither Leave a Comment

For just a few moments, I want to talk a little bit about prayer and a lot about encouragement. We, as believers, need both prayer and encouragement to be spiritually healthy. Prayer is our line of communication to God through the Holy Spirit and encouragement should make up a large part of how we communicate with each other. In my experience, prayer is talked about and stressed as an essential spiritual exercise far more than encouragement is in our churches and homes. In that, I think we might be missing opportunities for growth and fellowship as a body of believers.

For an excellent example of both prayer and encouragement working together, let’s look at the third chapter of the book of Ephesians.

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3: 14-19 (NASB)

Can you read the above passage and not feel encouraged? I know I can’t! Paul is telling the church at Ephesus (and by extension, us) that he is praying for us. And this prayer that he is praying is not a small prayer but is a bold prayer for power, for strength in the inner man and for us to be able to fully understand the love that God has for us. What an amazing, encouraging prayer!

As modern day Christians living in troubled times, we need amazing prayers and we need strong encouragement. Just as Paul did in the book of Ephesians, one of the best ways to encourage a fellow believer is to tell them that you are praying for them and then be specific in how you are praying for them. It’s one thing to tell someone “I’m praying for you”. And we should be saying that. But it is altogether better to say “I’m praying that God would touch you and heal your body and encourage you in your spirit.” That makes it personal and even more encouraging to the receiver.

Along with those prayers we need to make sure our words and our attitudes are uplifting to those around us, and especially to those who are fellow believers. The people in our churches and homes should be the ones we treat the best and this includes our spouses and children. They need to hear us speaking grace to them (unmerited favor) and they need to see that we love Jesus and are not ashamed of our calling or position in Christ.

As we go, unbelievers are watching what we do and say and the way we treat each other just might be the thing that convinces them that the love and grace of Jesus is real and necessary. Our encouragement can be that powerful when it is done in Jesus’ name.

We have such an amazing and unlimited resource in the love of God and the more we give it away and share it with others the more we will feel it in return. We have a responsibility to take that love and use it to shine light in to the dark places around us and to proclaim the good news to all. Let’s make sure that we are praying big, bold prayers and that we are always looking for opportunities to encourage those around us. It just might be the very thing that makes all the difference in the world to them.

Filed Under: Daily Tagged With: encouragement, Ephesians 3:14-19, prayer

The Choice Between Vision And Blindness

July 17, 2017 by Matthew Gaither Leave a Comment

Hopefully by the time that you read this today you will have eaten a meal. Can I ask you a silly question? Why did you do it? Why did you eat or drink what you did? My guess is, it was because you were hungry and thirsty and your body was telling you that you needed nourishment. In other words, you had physical motivation to eat and drink. Motivation is important, both in the physical realm and in the spiritual realm. With that in mind, let’s consider the following quote by a fellow blogger:

It’s the vision that motivates the practice. – Tom Smith

Do you know what else can serve as an excellent motivator? A vision, or a goal (I will use these two terms interchangeably from here on out). As Mr Tom Smith so aptly stated, the practical work of whatever it happens to be can be motivated by the goal that we have in mind or the vision that we have been given. This is an important truth that is applicable in many areas so I will ask you, do you have a vision? Do you have a goal or goals that you are working towards that helps to shape your thoughts and actions?

Using a very relevant example, I write these posts and run this blog because God gave me a vision of sharpening and encouraging His people by writing and speaking His truth. I have been charged to teach and to edify both with the written and the spoken word until the Lord tells me to stop or calls me home to be with Him. For me, this is an excellent motivator to do as He has asked.

I believe that God wants the very best for us. I believe He wants us to be who He created us to be before Sin entered the world and caused us to be evil and less. I believe that He has a vision for each of us based on the talents and abilities that He has given us. He wants to use our experiences, our personalities and even our worst failures in combination with His power and His grace to produce something marvelous and something unique to each of us.

Do you have a God-given vision and purpose? Have you asked for one and sought it out? I am certain that He has one for you but until you come to the place where you are ready to receive it, you will remain blind and directionless. The great news is that you have a choice. You can choose to receive all that God offers by crying out to Him and seeking His will for your life. When you want it more than anything else, you will have it.

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We Are Temporary, We Are Eternal

July 10, 2017 by Matthew Gaither 2 Comments

As I looked out the window this morning, the sky immediately caught my attention. Higher up and farther in the distance I could see clear, blue sky with a few fluffy, white clouds. As I focused on that which was far off, I noticed how beautiful a scene it was and that I was grateful for the coming day and for God’s creation. Continuing in my study of the sky I could see that closer to me and lower in the sky, dark storm clouds had gathered and, depending on where I focused, they sometimes completely obscured the clear blue sky that was beyond. And soon enough, the dark clouds opened and it began to rain.

As the rain started, everything turned grey and visibility out my window was quickly reduced. Within moments I could no longer see the blue sky in the distance but only a hazy grey curtain of falling water. My attention was now completely focused on the downpour and it didn’t take very long for me to completely forget about the beautiful picture I had witnessed earlier and the clear, blue sky and white fluffy clouds that awaited me in the distance.

And it’s only now, when I’ve had some time to sit down and think, that I realize the significance of what I saw. God has given me eyes to see the multitude of blessings that He has bestowed upon me and upon this world. He has given me physical eyes to see the beauty of his creation and spiritual eyes to perceive the eternity that waits for me. I am so blessed; we are so blessed, to be called Children of God!

But, as I go, do I choose to focus on the circumstances and the storm that is close around me or do I choose to see that which lies beyond? Am I a person of the here and now or a person who, by his actions, chooses to have eternal significance through the power of the Holy Spirit? This is a choice that has to be made every day and, sometimes, on a moment by moment basis.

That which is eternal versus that which is temporary and the consequences to each is something that we all have to face. This is the dichotomy (a big word that means a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different) of our existence; that we occupy a specific space and time within temporary bodies and have relatively short life-spans while also possessing eternal souls that will last forever. We are temporary and transient yet we are also eternal.

How do we best reconcile those two, completely different natures? How can we live as eternal beings while still residing in temporary bodies? Is it even possible to do so?

Yes, it is possible and we have actually been given all of the tools that we need to do so if we will follow the instructions that God has given us in His word. Only by living our lives in accordance with God’s word can we make a difference in this temporary world while also having eternal significance. Although our residence here on earth is temporary, God asks us to be involved and to love His creation and to always, with everything that we do, acknowledge Him and give Him glory and honor. If we do this then we take that which is temporary and we give it eternal significance by offering it up to the Father, in Jesus’ name. A kindness that we bestow on someone today, although we may forget it by tomorrow, will be written in the annals of heaven and celebrated and we will be rewarded for those deeds by the Father, in due time.

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For 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.’

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:31-40 (NIV)

Filed Under: Daily Tagged With: eternity, perception, salvation