🌾 Matthew 25

Matthew 25 is a real chapter from the New Testament. It starts, ““Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, ““He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.” Matthew 25 opens with these words: ““Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.” The line to keep is Matthew 25:21: ““His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of…” Carry the word “well” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Matthew 25:21: ““His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Matthew 25? Then try this: Read ““His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.