Matthew 25:40-45, "And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me."
The least of these are those who need our help. When we choose to walk past without helping, how are we any better than the priest and Levite who walked past the man in need, Luke 10:30-37, "And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee."
Jesus told us this parable to motivate us to be like the good Samaritan. He asks us to help those in need. When the church does this, God is pleased, and His love is witnessed by those around, thus drawing them to Him. We could go to the ends of the earth to spread His message of love, but we can also help those in our neighborhood.
God loves us all, and He wants us to be loving. He wants us to share our abundance with the least of these. How could we do anything else, John 13:34, "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." He gave up everything for us. Everything we have in this world pales in comparison to what He offers us in eternity, 1 Corinthians 2:9, "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."
Who are the least of these? We are. And He came to offer us an abundant eternal life.
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