Matthew 25:40 (NIV)
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did
for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
A young lady was relating an experience that she had in a
seminary class with her teacher, we'll call Brother Smith. She said that
Brother Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.
This particular day when Sally walked into seminary she
could tell they were in for another fun day. There was a big target on the wall
and a table full of darts. Brother Smith told the students to draw a picture of
someone that they disliked or someone who had made them angry and he would let
them throw some darts at the picture.
Sally's girlfriend on the right, drew a picture of the
girl who had stolen her boyfriend. Her friend, on her left side, drew a picture
of his little brother. Sally decided to draw a picture of Brother Smith. She
really put a lot of detail into her drawing, even to the extent to drawing
pimples on his face. She was really pleased at the overall effect she had
achieved.
The class lined up and was really getting into the dart
throwing, with much laughter and a lot of hilarity involved. Some of the darts
were thrown with such force that the pictures were ripped. Sally was toward the
end of the line, and filled with disappointment when Brother Smith, because of
time limits, asked the students to return to their seats.
Sally was thinking how mad she was that she hadn't been
able to throw darts at her picture of Brother Smith. The classroom had been
quite chaotic during the dart throwing.
Then Brother Smith removed the target from the wall and
revealed the picture of the Savior that had been directly underneath the
target. A complete hush fell over the room as the students viewed the torn
picture, the eyes pierced out, and marks and holes all over the Savior.
Brother Smith said only these words, "In as much as
ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto
me."
Nothing else was necessary as the tear-filled eyes of the
students were riveted on the picture of Christ. The students remained in their
seats even after the bell had rung, then slowly trickled out of the classroom.
How do we treat those that are all about us. Are we
throwing darts at them? Or are we showing love?
Dear Lord, we pray today that those that come our way we
would show Your love in all things. Help us not throw darts at them. In Jesus’
Name, Amen.
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