Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, 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? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matthew 25:37-40 KJV
God is ever present and He expects us to show a regard for him by been a reflection of who he is. We do this in obedience to His words concerning our love for him and our neighbour as well as our leaders. God is the only stabilizing force in the life of man, irrespective of all the problems that may come our way, God will always be there for us. Pick up the word of God, everyday because God is all you have. If you lose a spouse you remarry, if you lose a loved one you mourn for a few weeks at the most a month and life will move on. When we lose wealth or property, life will move on.
God is all we have, therefore we must look for him with all we have. We must have a personal relationship with God, because He alone is the one who will not forsake us or leave us. The truth is we misbehave because we have not seen God. “No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us” 1 John 4:12 KJV. That place were we have chosen to serve God becomes the home of God for us, The shepherd in charge of the place where you serve God is the representative of God in our life. The neighbour that we see each day, is the reflection of God in our life and we must treat them right.
If we have no regard for the people who work for us, the house keeper, driver and all the lowly staff that work for us then we have no regard for God. The way we treat our church is the way we treat our God. If we have no regard for the church, the pastor, the ministers and the people around us, we have no regard for God.
If we are to work for God in His house we must have a regard for him and everyone of his people that has charge over us. It is not a matter of what we want of think is right. We have to take God very seriously. The little boy we see on the road begging us for money, and we shout on him to “get out” may be the reason we are having issues, because he is our neighbour that we have no regard for. “Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me” Matthew 25:40 KJV.
If we are to serve God in spirit and in truth, we are to have regard for the people in our life and those that God has placed over us to lead us. The key to having a regard for God is as seen in His word.
