09/02/2026
Jesus makes the call to follow Him intensely practical. In Matthew 25, He reveals that our faith is not meant to remain theoretical or confined to what happens inside the church. The people who recognized Jesus were the people who learned to see Him in the hungry, the lonely, the hurting, the forgotten, and the trapped, responding to their needs with tangible compassion. The righteous were almost surprised by their own actions because they weren’t serving others for recognition or trying to earn God’s approval. They had simply learned to love people the way Jesus loved them. We are not saved by our good works, but we are saved for good works, and the grace we’ve received from Christ should move us outward toward people who need to experience that grace through us. Jesus says, “Whatever you did for one of the least of these...you did for me.” Following Jesus means learning to see people differently, recognize their needs, and understand that every act of compassion is ultimately an act of worship.
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