“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ Matthew 25:45
“We clothe ourselves in purple and fine linen, and leave Jesus in poverty and neglect.”
Henry II of Bavaria (973-1024) in The Lives of the Saints by Alan Butler, 1894 (Global Grey edition, 2019) 15 July reading.
This reading struck me as I am in the region known as Bohemia a millennium ago. It’s adjacent to ancient Bavaria.
Back in the day, Butler reports that “The forests and mines of the empire, the best that his treasury could produce, were consecrated to the sanctuary… Henry deprived himself of many things to enrich the house of God.”
It reminds me that we must say “no” to some things to say “yes” to Jesus who sits in poverty and neglect.
If you have not watched it, click here see the front lines relief work of Andrey Kravtsev serving the “least of these” in Kharkiv, Ukraine. I will preach at his church in two weeks and supply emergency aid.
While aid to Ukraine as strong in the early days of the war and through the winter, it’s very hard now.
As I stated previously, a gift of even $10 will supply 30 small loaves of bread through Bread of Life ministry in Donetsk. We must not leave Jesus in poverty and neglect. Please make even a small gift for Jesus today.
Say “no” to a coffee or other small purchase so some displaced person can eat a meal and experience the love of Jesus.
And thanks for your prayers. My meetings with strategic partners have gone well so far in Czechia and continue here for two more days. I feel God’s hand leading and guiding every conversation for strengthening churches and ministries here.