Homeless

Matthew 25:35-40
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.... I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."


This was the topic at tonight's youth group. Homeless. We tend to see them and look down on them or not give them anything because they may use it towards bad things, but we don't know that. Jesus said that we need to treat them as though they are Jesus because Jesus still loves them. When Jesus was talking in Matthew people were saying Jesus we never saw you needing food or water, but Jesus says that anyone who is in need is Jesus' brother and that is what he meant by himself.

God is so smart and he knows our hearts maybe we don't have anything to give to people we see in need but maybe even just talking to them is all they need. I believe that we may think we are to busy or cant stop to help people, but those are tests put out by God. He sees us walk by the guy starving and we don't realize that is Jesus' brother that he loves. We don't want to get to heaven and God says i was hungry and you didn't feed me. We will feel so ashamed and regretful that we were being so selfish. Everyday we need to open our eyes to people in need and not be judgemental on what they might do with what we give them, but just love them and care for them like Jesus would.

People who are homeless are not social inadequates. They are people without homes.
- Sheila McKechnie