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When we hear these words, particularly in conjunction with those found in Matthew 25:31-32. Questions could be raised. When will this judgement take place? Who are “the least” of Jesus “brethren”? Today no answer is provided to these questions. That is why some ignore everything instead of asking what Jesus actually wanted to convey. Everything you do, you do to Me (Matthew 25:35-40). Whatever good you neglect to do, you have not done to Me (Matthew 25:42-45).

Today Jesus expects us to act. That which we do will not be in vain. “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats”. (Matthew 25:31-32). These words alone will no doubt provoke protest among many people. They will say, ‘There will be not enough room for them.’ ‘How will so many people, these billions who have ever lived on the earth be assembled at the same time?’ Everything is possible for God as well as His son. “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible”. (Matthew 19:26).

It states further, “He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the king will say to those on His right hand, “Come you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world” (Matthew 25:32-34). Ultimately the words are uttered, “Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.”

The particulars of what was done are found in Matthew 25:35-39. “For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in, Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?”

Let these words penetrate our inner being, have an effect, and trigger something within us. In all our activities as God’s servants and children let us remember, what we have done to “the least” we have done to the Lord Jesus. From this viewpoint, it will be very easy for us to do good to others. We will gladly work in God’s work and vineyard.

Everything we do we do to Him, “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men”. (Colossians 3:23) And one day that which Jesus said will be fulfilled. “And, behold, I come quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give every man according to his work shall be” (Revelation 22:12).

Sometimes we have a thought. We can assume that it was inspired by the Holy Spirit within us. Yet we do not have much time, or we do not take the time. Perhaps we also want to do very little. We lack the motivation to pursue this thought and to do something in God’s noble and beautiful work for a fellow brother or sister in faith, someone who is ill, needy, those who face hardship or are being persecuted because of  their faith and find themselves abandoned. When we visit such souls and do good to them, then remember,  “Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me”.