Jason Bedell Online

Sharing my thoughts this morning's daily Bible reading...

So I am a thinker. I sit and ponder, marinate and toss around ideas for hours. Something that I can't seem to get out of my head lately is, "the least of these." As a student ministry pastor, I loved taking kids to ATL. In Atlanta there is a ministry called, "Jesus Place." John Vernon took over the ministry that his father started and has kept it moving and growing and reaching- the homeless.

It's a homeless church.

The first time I had a conversation with John, I was asking him what he liked to do for fun and relax? He answered, "I spend time with my family, I occasionally meet up with friends. But, I hang out with homeless people for the most part." "Say what?" I responded. John quickly replied, "Yeah, they are my people."

His people?! His peeps? Homeless people are the ones he loves to be around. He thrives on it. God built Him that way. But, here's the news flash. He built all of us that way. God made us to love. To help. TO reach out. To provide when there are needs.

To move.

Not to move when we're ready, comfortable, we've lined everything up, and are now available. God says we are to befriend and love the least of these and not to honor people who are rich and clothed in fancy things because it's easy for us or might help us by knowing them. So, I would ask a simple question...

Who are your peeps????