What did you do to Jesus?

Sounds a bit scary doesn't it.... "What did you do to Jesus?" I recently had a chance to give a soccer ball to Jesus..... Uhhh He plays soccer? Yep! And rumor has it He's pretty good.....

OK, here's the deal. There is a boy on our soccer team who told me his soccer ball fell victim to the family dog. Since the guys have to bring their ball to practice, this caused him a bit of a problem. His family tries very hard to balance the income they have, and with 4 kids coupled with hurdles that life throws at them, they have to be careful on spending. I did not hear God with my ears, but I could "hear" Him on the inside... you know... in my heart - my soul. The Bible verses from Matt 25 kept coming to my mind. Here it is from The Message:

32 Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, 33 putting sheep to his right and goats to his left. 34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what's coming to you in this kingdom. It's been ready for you since the world's foundation. 35 And here's why: I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, 36 I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me.' 37 "Then those 'sheep' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? 38 And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?' 39 40 Then the King will say, 'I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me - you did it to me.' 41 "Then he will turn to the 'goats,' the ones on his left, and say, 'Get out, worthless goats! You're good for nothing but the fires of hell. 42 And why? Because - I was hungry and you gave me no meal, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was homeless and you gave me no bed, I was shivering and you gave me no clothes, Sick and in prison, and you never visited.' 44 "Then those 'goats' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or homeless or shivering or sick or in prison and didn't help?' 45 "He will answer them, 'I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you failed to do one of these things to someone who was being overlooked or ignored, that was me - you failed to do it to me.' 46 "Then those 'goats' will be herded to their eternal doom, but the 'sheep' to their eternal reward."

So there was a kid who needed a soccer ball. When I obeyed what I felt prompting me to do (by the way, that is one of the really neat functions of God's Holy Spirit), it was as if I was treating Jesus with kindness. You could say "Jesus, when did you ever go without a soccer ball?" His reply would be "When you hooked up #*&$ with that ball, you were taking care of ME."

So, what did YOU do to Jesus this week?

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