Shalom brothers and sisters.
Today’s Bible Verse: Matthew 25:41-46
Title: The Least
Verse Text: [Matthew 25:41-46 NKJV] 41 "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 'for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 'I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.' 44 "Then they also will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?' 45 "Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do [it] to one of the least of these, you did not do [it] to Me.' 46 "And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
The least in Greek is elachistos and Hebrew is tsa`iyr. In both it means smallest but in context it is having the lowest dignity.
The people on His left are people that thought that they were good but were not.
[Matthew 26:11 NKJV] 11 "For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always.
[1 Timothy 6:17-19 NKJV] 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18 [Let them] do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19 storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
1 Timothy 6:17-19 basically says that wealth is given in trust for the poor and Yahshua Himself told us that the poor will always be with us.
it seems to me that the poor are described in Matthew 25:41-46 as the least; that is, least in dignity.
Is that the guy with the homeless sign you see? Or, could it be the tattered individual with their hand out? But, it may be the bartender of your favorite hangout that cannot afford to pay their rent because their job was shutdown due to the coronavirus.
“I was in prison and you came to Me”: Yes, the Hebrew practice was to take people on as servants to work off their debts but that was not the practice of others. The famous line from A Christmas Carol by Dickens, “Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”, alludes to the practice of putting the poor into prison or forced labor. This still happens today in many places.
The bottom line is, we don’t know who the poor is.
The question is, what can I do about it? Yes, you can give that guy with the sign some money but he will just back there later.
Suppose that person is a drug addict or alcoholic that will just use the handout on their habit? That is on them, not you.
Ask His Holy Spirit for guidance and do what you can when you can. Get right with Yahshua and let His Holy Spirit into your life and His Holy Spirit will guide you. Constant prayer means always asking for guidance.
I hope this has been a blessing to you. May the rest of your day be blessed. Walk Torah-ly. Shalom.
Today’s Bible Verse: Matthew 25:41-46
Title: The Least
Verse Text: [Matthew 25:41-46 NKJV] 41 "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 'for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 'I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.' 44 "Then they also will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?' 45 "Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do [it] to one of the least of these, you did not do [it] to Me.' 46 "And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
The least in Greek is elachistos and Hebrew is tsa`iyr. In both it means smallest but in context it is having the lowest dignity.
The people on His left are people that thought that they were good but were not.
[Matthew 26:11 NKJV] 11 "For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always.
[1 Timothy 6:17-19 NKJV] 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18 [Let them] do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19 storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
1 Timothy 6:17-19 basically says that wealth is given in trust for the poor and Yahshua Himself told us that the poor will always be with us.
it seems to me that the poor are described in Matthew 25:41-46 as the least; that is, least in dignity.
Is that the guy with the homeless sign you see? Or, could it be the tattered individual with their hand out? But, it may be the bartender of your favorite hangout that cannot afford to pay their rent because their job was shutdown due to the coronavirus.
“I was in prison and you came to Me”: Yes, the Hebrew practice was to take people on as servants to work off their debts but that was not the practice of others. The famous line from A Christmas Carol by Dickens, “Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”, alludes to the practice of putting the poor into prison or forced labor. This still happens today in many places.
The bottom line is, we don’t know who the poor is.
The question is, what can I do about it? Yes, you can give that guy with the sign some money but he will just back there later.
Suppose that person is a drug addict or alcoholic that will just use the handout on their habit? That is on them, not you.
Ask His Holy Spirit for guidance and do what you can when you can. Get right with Yahshua and let His Holy Spirit into your life and His Holy Spirit will guide you. Constant prayer means always asking for guidance.
I hope this has been a blessing to you. May the rest of your day be blessed. Walk Torah-ly. Shalom.
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