The reading for Friday is Matthew Chapter 25.
We have added a new step, so if you haven’t been using a notebook or recording your thoughts somewhere, please consider starting that now. When you record your thoughts, you will begin to hear more and you can reflect back on what you have heard.
Okay, now that your notebook or computer or whatever is ready, let’s move on…
When it is time to read, please start first by praying and thanking God for His many blessings. Be specific.
Record your thank you’s on paper or on the computer.
Next present your requests to Him. Ask Him for whatever you want and need. As you do, record your requests and questions on paper or on the computer.
Third, ask Him to guide you in your reading, so that you will hear his message for you today.
After you read, record your SOAP observations and then listen for three minutes. Set a timer and just listen to what he might be sharing. Don’t ask. Don’t thank. Just listen. (You can pray more after you listen, if you like.)
Here is what I heard in the reading:
Scripture: Matthew 25:40
“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’
Observation:
Reach out and help those who need you. In serving them, you are really serving your Father and honoring Him.
Application:
It’s important to remember to look around and serve those who need help, whether that service be seemingly grand or as simple as a genuine smile. Reach out to those that you can reach out to and help them. Don’t let an opportunity to help (and serve) pass you by.
Prayer:
Lord, thank you for giving each of us the opportunity to show your love in some way to those around us. Help me to serve you the way you would like to be served by looking around me and helping where I can. Thank you for the gift of love that you have shared with me, as well as my other countless blessings.
What about you? What did you see and hear in your reading of Matthew Chapter 25? Please share with the rest of us, if you are comfortable doing so. Feel free to leave your thoughts, or a link to post with your thoughts, in the comments. If you do link a post, please include a link in your own post back to this post so your readers can see what others had to say, as well, and potentially join us.
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