We Care for Jesus through His People

Matthew 25: 31 - 46

Prisons in Bible times were quite different from those we know now. Prisoners were almost always dependent on family and friends for their food and clothing. If their friends did not bring them food in prison, they would starve to death.

Imprisonment was not usually a punishment for a crime. Prisoners were kept in jail until the times of their trials (no one was let out on bail) and after their convictions until their punishment or execution.

Prisoners were often held until a festival day (the emperor's birthday, for example) when they would all be killed together in a mass execution.

But unless their families and friends cared for them, they would die of neglect before that day. Jesus reminds us once again of how important it is for us to bring hope to the hopeless and comfort to those in great need.

1. What did the blessed person do when Jesus was hungry?

[When Jesus was hungry, the blessed person gave him food.]

2. What did the blessed person do when Jesus was thirsty?

[When Jesus was thirsty, the blessed person gave him something to drink.]

3. What did the blessed person do when Jesus was a stranger?

[When Jesus was a stranger, the blessed person welcomed him.]

4. What did the blessed person do when Jesus was naked?

[When Jesus was naked, the blessed person gave him clothes to wear.]

5. What did the blessed person do when Jesus was sick?

[When Jesus was sick, the blessed person took care of him.]

6. What did the blessed person do when Jesus was in jail?

[When Jesus was in jail, the blessed person visited him.]

7. How can we do these things for Jesus?

[When we do these things for anyone, no matter how unimportant he or she seems to be, we do them for Jesus.]

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