MATTHEW 25:40

Matthew 25:40

"The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'

MEDITATION:

REMEMBERING THAT MAN IS CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD, AND GOD BESTOWED ON EVERY HUMAN BEING THE INHERENT DIGNITY AS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF THE CREATOR.

THUS, WHEN WE DO EVIL AND WICKEDNESS TO ANY HUMAN BEING, ESPECIALLY THE POOR AND THE NEEDY, WE ARE DOING IT TO GOD, WHOSE IMAGE IS IMPRINTED ON EVERY HUMAN BEING.

THUS, INEVITABLY, WHEN WE DO ANY FORM OF EVIL AND WICKEDNESS TO HUMAN BEINGS, ESPECIALLY TO THE LEAST AMONG HUMANITY, WE ARE ALSO DOING THESE THINGS TO THE ONE WHO CREATED THAT HUMAN BEING.

THUS, THE GOLDEN RULE: DO UNTO OTHERS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO UNTO YOU, AND DO NOT DO UNTO OTHERS WHAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE DONE UNTO YOU.

THUS, IT IMPLIES THAT EVERY HUMAN BEING IS A REFLECTION AND EXPRESSION OF THE SELF, THAT WHAT WE DO TO ANYONE, WE DO TO OURSELVES, AND WE DO IT TO THE ONE WHO CREATED US.

THUS, IT ALSO IMPLIES THAT THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERY HUMAN BEING IS THE DIVINE EXPRESSION OF GOD CLOTHE IN MORTAL FORM, WHICH WE SHOULD HAVE RESPECTED, AND GIVEN THE DIGNITY, FAIRNESS, COMPASSION AND MERCY, AND MOST OF ALL-- LOVE, FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CREATOR, WHOSE IMAGE AND LIKENESS IS UPON EVERY HUMAN BEING.

IT IMPLIES THAT HUMANITY SHOULD FROM THE VERY START, HAVE LOVED ONE ANOTHER, CARED FOR ONE ANOTHER, HELPED ONE ANOTHER, AND EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE LIFTED EACH OTHER UP, TO BUILD UP EACH OTHER FOR THE GOOD.

THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WHAT GOD INTEND EACH HUMAN BEING TO DO.

BUT, HUMAN BEINGS, MANY OF THEM, HAVE TURNED AWAY FROM GOD, AND HAS DONE EVIL AND WICKEDNESS TO ONE ANOTHER.

THESE ACTS IS ALSO DONE TO OUR CREATOR IN THE PROCESS, FOR WHEN WE DO THESE TO THE LEAST AMONG HUMANITY, WE DO IT TO GOD.

SUCH EVILS AND WICKEDNESS REACHES GOD, AND INEVITABLY INCITES THE WRATH OF GOD, WHICH GOD IS ACCUMULATING THROUGH THE YEARS THAT HUMANITY HAS DONE EVILS AND WICKEDNESS FROM GENERATIONS, BECAUSE HUMANITY HAS LOST THE SENSE OF BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD AMONG EACH OTHER.

THUS, WE ARE FACING TROUBLED TIMES, DUE TO THE EVILS AND WICKEDNESS HUMANITY HAS DONE TO ONE ANOTHER.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

REMEMBER THE TEACHINGS:

'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'

THUS, WE REALLY HAVE TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF EMPATHY, COMPASSION, MERCY AND MOST OF ALL, LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER, ESPECIALLY TO THE UNDERPRIVILEGED, WHO HAVE NOTHING OR LACKING IN MOST THINGS.

WHEN WE DO THIS, WE FULFILL THE COMMANDMENT: LOVE ONE ANOTHER, WHICH LEADS TO THE LOVE OF GOD.

WE CANNOT LOVE GOD WITHOUT LOVING THE LEAST OF OUR BRETHREN.

THIS IS THE TRUTH.

FOR HOW CAN WE LOVE GOD WHOM WE CANNOT SEE WHEN WE CANNOT LOVE THOSE WHOM WE ALREADY ARE SEEING.

THUS, AS WE MEET OTHERS, LET US KEEP AT HEART GOD'S WILL FOR US TO BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER, AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

IF ANYONE IS EVIL AND WICKED TO US, JUST TO KEEP THE PEACE, WE TAKE MEASURES TO AT LEAST STOP THEM FROM PERSISTING IN DOING THEIR EVILS AGAINST US.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, AND FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS, KNOWING WHAT GOD WILL DO IF EVER HE SEES ANYONE DOING EVIL AND WICKEDNESS, I HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO CUT OFF TIES IF NECESSARY TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ADVERSE AND HAVE BEEN CONDEMNING ME FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS--- THAT I MAY NOT BECOME AN OCCASION FOR SIN TO THEM, THAT THRU THAT INITIATIVE ON MY PART, THEY WILL NOT FURTHER INCREASE THEIR SINS AGAINST ME AND GOD, FOR DOING SUCH THINGS THAT THEY DO.

GOD HATES THE PROUD, THE ARROGANT, THE BOASTFUL, AND THOSE WHOSE HEARTS ARE EVIL AND WICKED, WHO PLOT EVIL SCHEMES AT HEART.

KNOWING THIS, THAT GOD HATES THEM, AND WILL TRIGGER HIS ANGER WHEN HE SEES THESE KINDS OF PEOPLE, AND WHAT THEY DO, I REFRAIN FROM FURTHER MEETING PEOPLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON THAT CATEGORY, FOR THE LOVE OF HUMANITY, KNOWING THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH, WHEN THESE PEOPLE INCITES THE ANGER OF GOD.

THUS, TO AVOID PEOPLE WHO WILL DO HARM TO YOU IS ALSO AN ACT OF LOVE, THAT YOU PREVENT THEM FROM FURTHER INCREASING THEIR SINS AGAINST GOD, KNOWING THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

FOR PEACE, THERE ARE TIMES WE MUST ALSO SACRIFICE IN FORM OF PATIENCE, TOLERANCE, UNDERSTANDING, AND AVOIDING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CAUSING TROUBLES AND PROVOKING YOU, AND PUTTING STUMBLING BLOCKS ALONG YOUR WAY, THAT YOU MAY STUMBLE IN THE PATH YOU WALK IN, FOR THE SAKE OF DOING THE WILL OF GOD.

THUS, FOR PEACE, THERE ARE TIMES WE KEPT SILENT, AND ENTRUST ALL OF THESE TO GOD, FOR THE SAKE OF THE GREATER GOOD.

TIME IS SHORT, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO WASTE TIME IN CONFLICTS AND CONFRONTATION AGAINST THESE EVIL ONES, FOR THE MISSION WORKS ENTRUSTED TO US BY GOD IS NEEDED TO BE DONE, AND THUS WE FOCUS ON WHAT IS IMPORTANT, AND LEAVE TO GOD THE REST.

OUR DUTY AND OBLIGATION TO GOD IS TO DO HIS DIVINE WILL, AND ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL COMMANDMENTS IS LOVE.

THUS, WE TRY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO DO IN EVERY OPPORTUNITY WHAT IS GOOD, UNTIL THE END OF OUR LIVES.

DOING WHAT IS GOOD IS LOVE, FOR IT PROMOTES GOODNESS TO ONE ANOTHER, WHOEVER THEY ARE, IRREGARDLESS OF STATUS, RACE, CREED, BELIEFS, STANDING ETC.

GOD IS LOVE, THUS WHEN WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER, WE FULFILL THE DIVINE WILL.

GOD BLESS EVERYONE.