"Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’ Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’"
Matthew 25:34-40
Do you help those in need or do you turn a blind eye? Most of us would say yes we help those in need but if we are really being honest we don't do quite as much as we could. We might give to charity a few times a years but are we doing it just to get rid of our old clothes and things we no longer want? Are we doing it for show or for a tax break? Doing for others for show is just as bad as not doing at all and we learn in this passage that what we doing for the least of these we have done for God.
I don't know about you but I don't want to get heaven and be turned away because I overlooked those in need. For me I will be looking a little harder for ways I can bless others especially around the holidays.