{"id":197,"date":"2022-11-16T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=197&2022"},"modified":"2022-11-14T17:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T00:00:09","slug":"helping-because-you-can-matthew-25-31-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/helping-because-you-can-matthew-25-31-46\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Because You Can: Matthew 25:31-46"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: Matthew 25:31-46 (HCSB)<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\"><p>\u00a0<sup class=\"versenum\">31<\/sup> \u201cWhen the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels    with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.    <sup class=\"versenum\">32<\/sup> All the nations    will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.    <sup class=\"versenum\">33<\/sup> He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.   <sup class=\"versenum\">34<\/sup> Then the King will say to those on His right, \u2018Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom  prepared for you from the foundation of the world. <\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <sup class=\"versenum\">35<\/sup> For I was hungry<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and you gave Me something to eat;<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I was thirsty<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and you gave Me something to drink;<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I was a stranger and you took Me in;<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <sup class=\"versenum\">36<\/sup> I was naked and you clothed Me;<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I was sick and you took care of Me;<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I was in prison and you visited Me.\u2019<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <sup class=\"versenum\">37<\/sup> \u201cThen the righteous will answer Him, \u2018Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?   <sup class=\"versenum\">38<\/sup> When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or without clothes and clothe You?   <sup class=\"versenum\">39<\/sup> When did we see You sick, or in prison, and visit You?\u2019<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <sup class=\"versenum\">40<\/sup> \u201cAnd the King will answer them, \u2018I assure you: Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.\u2019   <sup class=\"versenum\">41<\/sup> Then He will also say to those on the left, \u2018Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels! <\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <sup class=\"versenum\">42<\/sup> For I was hungry<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and you gave Me nothing to eat;<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I was thirsty<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and you gave Me nothing to drink;<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <sup class=\"versenum\">43<\/sup> I was a stranger<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and you didn\u2019t take Me in;<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I was naked<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and you didn\u2019t clothe Me,<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sick and in prison<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and you didn\u2019t take care of Me.\u2019<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <sup class=\"versenum\">44<\/sup> \u201cThen they too will answer, \u2018Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or without clothes, or sick, or in prison, and not help You?\u2019<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <sup class=\"versenum\">45<\/sup> \u201cThen He will answer them, \u2018I assure you: Whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me either.\u2019<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0  <sup class=\"versenum\">46<\/sup> \u201cAnd they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew 25:31-46&amp;version=hcsb\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">Matthew 25:31-46<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>In our passage for this journal entry, we read one of Jesus\u2019 descriptions of His return and the judgment that takes place. The big thing I want to focus on is the idea that both groups of people do not know their actions <em>(or lack thereof)<\/em> are towards Jesus. Those people who help others are in reality helping Jesus, while those who don\u2019t help have neglected to help Jesus.<\/p>\r\n<p>It is as though the group of people who are determined to help others do so without really even thinking about the reward of heaven, while the group who missed out on heaven is equally surprised when they learn why they missed out.<\/p>\r\n<p>This passage tells me that both groups have determined, by having previously focused on developing both habit and character, whether they are interested in helping those who are hurting. The group who helps those in need does so because they can, and not because they see a reward coming in the distant future.<\/p>\r\n<p>This is the big thought: <strong>Have you determined what type of person you will be, starting today? Will you be someone who helps, for no other reason than because you can?<\/strong> <em>Even if heaven wasn\u2019t a potential reward for your help, you are still making a positive impact with each act of kindness you show.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"aj-wrap-up--197\" class=\"aj-wrap-up\"><p><em>This thought was inspired by studying the <strong>Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. 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