Matthew 25:40 “The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’”

Are you ever driving in town with your children and come across people at the intersections holding signs asking for money or food? What do your children ask you? What is your answer? Do you roll down the window and give them a few dollars? Do you give them a gift card to McDonald’s or somewhere else? Just what do you do?

I have to admit that I have become a bit cynical about these people. I have heard from someone who used to do that how many of these individuals are simply conning people. They aren’t homeless or hungry. They just want someone to give them something. However, that does not excuse me from acting when I feel the Spirit move.

Recently I was cleaning out my daughter’s truck for her and found a couple of baggies that contain gloves, crackers, hand wipes, toothpaste and a toothbrush, and a few other items. I asked her what they were for. She said she gives them to people she sees at those intersections when she feels the Spirit leading her. Boy, I was ashamed of myself for my own cynicism and thoughtlessness. My girl had taught me a lesson.

Will you let your children’s tender hearts convict you? When they see someone in need and want to help, let them. Let them be the one Jesus refers to in the verse we read when He said “you did it to Me.