Do you feed the hungry, give to the thirsty, and clothe the homeless, the poor, and the sick? Do you have compassion for the lost and lonely, or visit those in prison? Did you know that God says you truly serve the Lord when you do these things? You are feeding and giving a drink to the Lord. You are clothing and visiting the Lord. You are loving and caring for the Lord.
The attitude of your heart is what God sees as important. The condition and position of your heart will spill out through your words and actions. Is it soft, tender, and compassionate? Does it care for others? Is it willing to give up and sacrifice itself to give and pour out to help those who are suffering and lost? Do you stretch out your hands to those in need without expecting anything in return?
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8
The Lord is pleased with people who live in this way. It makes Him smile and brim with pride when He looks upon His loving children when they are poor in spirit, meek and kind, compassionate and forgiving. He is pleased with you when you give to the poor, sick, thirsty, and hungry, when you have put your hand on the plow that turns up the hard soil of the lost heart and does not look back. When the righteous plant the seeds of the Gospel of the kingdom of God in the hearts of men. The purpose of life is to help lost souls obtain everlasting life so they, too, can take part in the harvest of souls in this lost and dying world. So go and work for the kingdom of God.
“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. Before Him will be gathered all the nations, and He will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
And He will place the sheep on His right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
For I was hungry, and you gave me food, I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you welcomed me; I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me, I was in prison, and you came to me.’
Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ Matthew 25:31-40
The Soul Sower 