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Read: Matthew 25:31-46

Simi pouted as she placed the bag of toys beside the other cartons in the back of the minivan. “Mummy, why do we have to go to the refugee camp on a Saturday?”

Simi’s mum shut the van’s back door. “You already know why, Simi. Those children need all the love and attention they can get.”

“I know.” Simi kicked a stone into the sand as she walked to the front seat of the minivan. “But Saturdays are supposed to be for fun and games.”

Mum opened the driver’s side door. “I know you feel like you’re missing out,” she said, buckling her seat belt once they were inside. “But just think of the trauma those children have been through. Their villages were raided, houses burned, and some of them lost their parents and close family members. That’s sad, isn’t it?”

Simi nodded her head.

“So, the least we can do is put a smile on their faces,” Mum continued. “When we do, we put a smile on Jesus’s face too. There’s a verse in the Bible where He says that ‘whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”

Simi looked up. “I don’t understand.”

Mum smiled. “When we give food and clothes to people who don’t have any and take care of them, it’s the same as doing it to Jesus.”

Simi brightened up a bit. “Oh! Just like what we’re doing for the people at the refugee camp?”

Mum nodded. “Jesus loves us so much that He became human and sacrificed His life to save us from sin. Because we trust in Him, we’re able to show His love to others. When we make sacrifices to help others, He counts it as us doing those things for Him.”

Some hours later at the camp, Simi’s mum was serving food to a line of children while Simi stood beside her, glancing around. Then her eyes caught a baby crying. The volunteer nurse holding her couldn’t seem to calm her down.

Simi walked over. “Can I help?”

The nurse gladly released the baby into Simi’s outstretched arms. Simi cradled the baby, and she stopped crying.

Simi’s mum, who had been silently watching, beamed.

–Elo Omonkhogbe

How about you? How can you show the love of Jesus to others? Perhaps there’s someone at your school or church who needs a friend. Maybe you can help meet the needs of people in your community or another part of the world by sharing what you have and telling them about Jesus. When we make sacrifices for others to show them Jesus’s love, we’re doing those things for Him. How can you make Jesus smile today?

Today's Key Verse: Do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hebrews 13:16 (NIV)

Today's Key Thought: Show love through sacrifice

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“No, you can’t go to the lake,” I said to my daughter with my head tucked under the sink as I fixed a broken pipe. “Dad, you promised that after I had finished my chores, I could go,” she reminded me. I’d forgotten what I had said because I was preoccupied. My problem blinded me to my promise. 

As my daughter did with me, the psalmist reminded God of His promises. “Remember your word to your servant,” he wrote, “for you have given me hope” (119:49). Thankfully, we don’t have a heavenly Father who’s distracted and forgetful. We can come to Him not only with our hurts, problems, and disappointments but also in confidence knowing He’s a good Father: “My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life” (v. 50).  

God invites us to meditate on the Scriptures so we can remind Him of His promises—not because He forgets but because He desires that we know Him well. That’s why the psalmist says, “I remember, Lord, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them. . . . Your decrees are the theme of my song” (vv. 52, 54).

Because of my distractions, my daughter needed to remind me of my promise. When she did, I gladly let her go to the lake. We can be thankful that our heavenly Father is never preoccupied or too busy. He loves to hear us pray His words back to Him. 

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It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

Segment 1

• Can Christians participate in sports like boxing, football, and paintball, or does this mean they are thinking evil thoughts about punching, tackling, and shooting? – Andrew

• Is it wrong for someone to be uncouth? For example, if someone says hello to me and I don’t say anything back, is that a sin? My hyper-conscience condemns me for acts like this, but I don’t want to disregard the guilt if it is from the Lord. – Phillip

• I’ve been saved for almost 4 years now. I struggle with cussing… but in my mind only. How can I stop this? – Pearl

Segment 2

• What is the difference between a Christian having a strong conscience vs a seared conscience? – Ryder

Segment 3

• What is your favorite book of the Bible? – Marie

Segment 4

• My wife and I go to a small church of about 30 people. Over the last few years, there have been several weddings in the church, and now almost all the church is family, including my wife and I. Is this a problem? – Anonymous

• How does a Christian let shame and guilt go? When I fall into sin, I get very angry with myself because I failed. I know I’m looking at myself and my efforts, not at what Jesus has done for me, and that’s the wrong way to look at it. How can I let my pride and anger go, stop focusing on my own efforts, and focus on what Jesus has done? – Ray

• Since my brother got married to his pagan wife, I have no desire to speak to him. I feel as if he has spat in our faces and, more importantly, that he’s spat in God’s face. I am angry and hurt, but don’t want to be. What do I do about my relationship with my brother? – Anonymous

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