In the Margins

~~~ Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 ~~~ Psalm 19 ~~~ Matthew 25:31-46 ~~~

Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy.

If we are to be holy we must follow the words of the Lord.

It boils down to how we treat others; not surprising.

The words of the Lord are Spirit and Life.

His words refresh the soul...rejoice the heart...and endure forever.

Being holy is within our reach...

treat others as if you were caring for Jesus himself.

If you keep that in your heart and mind it will be easier.

Can you imagine being sinful in the presence of the Lord?

Yet we fail to see the face of Jesus in those around us.

It is so easy to dismiss this or that person for whatever reason.

‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did

for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’

Being holy requires us to put the needs of others before our own.

It is naturally our first instinct to take care of our own needs,

but the words of Jesus say something different.

Those who selfishly do only for themselves will be 

separated from those who do for others.

This seems easy, but it is a concept 

we must be reminded of often.

Do you want to be on the right side of Jesus?

That is where you will find those who found their way to being holy

 by ministering to the needs of those less fortunate.

From time to time we may find ourselves among

 those who are on the fringes.

God is always there disguised as one of them.

He blends in to everyone except 

those who are striving to be more holy.

The journey to holiness is mostly along the margins.

It is along the margins where we can find Jesus.

The margin is where we write notes to our self.

Write this note in your margin...

Whatever you do for the least, you do for Jesus.

...highlight it in yellow...bold the font if necessary...

do whatever it takes to make you take notice...

Save it as a reminded message on your phone...

whatever it takes to make you notice.

Blessings along the edge 

where we can find our way to becoming holy.

~~~Peace~~~