Jesus once spoke words that still search the hearts of all who hear them. He said that on the final day, He will speak to those who ignored suffering around them: “I was hungry, and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink.” These words are not spoken to strangers, but to people who saw need and chose to look away. They remind us that faith is not only confessed with the mouth but also revealed in the actions of the heart.
Many will be surprised and ask, “Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty?” They did not recognize Him because He was not standing in royal robes. He was hidden in the weak, the poor, the forgotten, and the broken. Jesus teaches that neglecting the needy is the same as ignoring Him. Silence in the face of hunger becomes a loud testimony against us.
But then Jesus reveals a powerful truth filled with hope. He says that when we welcome the least, when we feed the hungry, clothe the poor, and show kindness to the rejected, we are doing it unto Him. Every plate of food shared, every cup of water offered, every prayer whispered over a hurting soul is received by Christ Himself. Heaven records what the world ignores.
This teaching changes how we see ministry and service. The poor are not projects; they are carriers of God’s presence. The hungry child, the abandoned widow, the lonely elder—each one is an invitation to meet Jesus. When we open our hands to them, we open our hearts to the Lord.
In the end, Jesus calls us to a living faith—one that feeds, welcomes, and loves. Serving the least is not an option but a calling, not a burden but a blessing. For when we lift the forgotten, we are lifting Christ, and when we love them, we are loving Him.




















