“Ye Have Done It unto Me”
When we serve others, we’re serving Jesus
Jesus Christ told His disciples that after He returns to His Father in Heaven, He will come back to earth with all the holy angels. On that day, people from all nations will gather before Him—people who followed Him and people who did not.
Jesus will tell the people who followed Him they could enter His kingdom, because when He was hungry, they fed Him. When He was thirsty, they gave Him drink.
They gave Him clothes and a place to stay when He needed it. When He was sick or in prison, they visited Him.
The people will ask Jesus when they ever did any of these kind things for Him. The Savior will explain that when we do kind things for other people, it is like we are doing kind things for Him.
Jesus will say to people who did not follow Him that they can’t enter His kingdom. When He was hungry and thirsty, they did not give Him food or drink.
They did not help Him when He needed clothes or a place to stay. When He was sick or in prison, they did not visit Him.
Jesus will explain that when we choose not to help someone in need, we’re choosing not to help Him. When we choose to help others, we are choosing to help Jesus.