Jesus to Peter- "feed my sheep", "take care of my sheep", "look after my sheep"
Matthew 25:35 ESV
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,
Proverbs 28:27 ESV
Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
Luke 3:11 ESV
And he answered them, “
Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.”
James 2:14-18 ESV
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed
and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,”
without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
Romans 12:20 ESV
To the contrary,
“if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
Proverbs 14:31 ESV
Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 31:20 ESV
She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
1 John 3:17-18 ESV
But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
if you do good to others...you are DOING it for the Lord!
The whole purpose of living on Earth is to do love and show love like Jesus showed us love.
"If any one wants to come after me, they must first deny themselves..."
meaning you need to put yourself second and God/others first!
I mean these couples are coming to your house...that IS THE opportunity to feed them the REAL food/the read BREAD. Bread of Life which is Jesus.
Each time they come, talk to them about Jesus! Help them get saved not help them fill their belly and end up in hell.
Me personally I want someone to come to my house so I can feed them, but no can't:/ And then you have a chance.
In fact I was going to my sister and a guy saw me and asked if I had £1 because he hadn't eaten. I gave him £1.
Next time about last week, he saw me again and asked for £1. I said no that the only food I can give him is Jesus, the bible. But he didn't want it.
Sorry but I made the right decision. ALl the guy cares about is his belly. Why should I help him send himself to hell when I can save him, treat him like my brother.
The fact is, if he had said yes, I would have bought him food while teaching him the bible, but he cares about himself and said no.
Again!
35‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 37“Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40“The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’