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.” Matthew 25:40
“If you have been blessed with riches, use them in such a way in this world that you will be building up a balance in the next…You do not realize it, but in doing these good deeds to these people, you have been building up your balance in heaven, there you will receive your reward and enter into the joy of our Lord.”
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) in Studies in the Sermon on the Mount (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1976) 356.
We arrived at Camp Spofford yesterday (Spofford Lake, NH pictured above) and today I begin a series entitled, “Camp with Christ: Find Blessings and Life.” Pray with me for receptive hearts as I encourage God’s people to live out the teachings of Matthew 5-7. When we do, we find blessings, life and, eternally-speaking, we build up our balances in heaven. Hear my prayer, Lord Jesus.