He Still Speaks Today

The Lord God still speaks - to me, and to us.  Most recently He spoke to me through the scriptures, confirming what Pastor John James shared with us Sunday, 30 June 2019.

I was thinking about all of the wonderful blessings the LORD showers on us, on Helen and me, as is written in Psalm 103.  "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits;"  verse 2.  No, I don't want to forget them.

The thought came to me, "Why should the blessings all flow in one direction only?"  His blessings express His great love for us, and I'm really, REALLY, glad to receive them, but I'd like to express my love and my gratitude back to Him.  He truly is altogether lovely!

Oh yes, I know, He doesn't need anything from me.  In Psalm 50 verse 12 He says, "If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness."  Yes, praise and worship is good and right, and I love it.  But what can I do to express my love back to Him, other than that?

Then I was reminded of Matthew 25:31-46.

I'll summarize it with what is written in verse 40:
40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

Thank you, LORD, for still speaking to us.

Hallelujah!

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Here is the full context of verse 40 just mentioned:

31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

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.”   (New King James Version)

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At this point, I really want to encourage you all to get familiar with the scriptures, that is, the Bible.  Pick a version that is easy for you to read.  Just read a little at a time.  Start in the four books called Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, which are called the Gospels.  Gospel means "Good News".  And what is written in the Gospels about Jesus and His love for us is truly good news!

Larry Carroll