Kilpatrick Baptist Association

As we begin a new year it is an opportune time to consider the opportunities to do missions right here where we live. A passage that can help us think about that is found in Matthew 25:31-46. In this passage Jesus is looking forward to the time when he will return to earth in all his glory and separate the sheep, His followers, from the goats, those who have chosen not to follow him.

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In verses 34-40 Jesus is talking about us, His followers, and says, “Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of 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 took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

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“Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ And the King will answer and say to them, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.”

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We have opportunities before us all the time: opportunities to feed the hungry, give a cup of cold water to the thirsty, take in a stranger, clothe the naked, visit the sick or those in prison. Could it be that sometimes we miss those opportunities because we just aren’t looking for them?

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Let’s look for those opportunities to bless those all around us in 2025, and in the process of being a blessing to others may we bless our Lord.

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Mark Bowers – Pleasant Grove BC