God bless you @gavvet, you have always been someone i look up to on steemit. Your efforts on steemit in trying to remind us the essence of christianity and why we should emulate that. God keep you alive and healthy to keep doing good.
That was why Jesus saying to the man who was holding the banquet, that when he threw a feast he should open his doors to the poor, lame, maimed and blind. In essence he should invite the underprivileged of the world.
These people did not have the means or ability to repay the kindness given them and thats what #lighttheworld is all about and even more. And because they could not repay and nor should the man expect repayment, he would receive a blessing from God for the good that he did.
This is the essence of the scripture. It is also the essence of the Golden Rule and the reason why the Lord taught that it is far better to give than to receive. When we give without expecting anything in return we receive the blessings of the Lord and that is far better than being invited to someone else’s party in return for their invitation. Or giving a gift because of an expectation that you would receive something in return.
We may not immediately see the blessing of God but you can be certain that it will be received. It may be in the form of the way people think and speak of you in the here and now. Or it may be that you will hear those most wonderful words from the Lord on the Day of Judgement, “Well done good and faithful servant.” Or it may be something else.
Whatever the outcome, the promise of the Lord contained in this scripture is that when you do unto others without expecting anything in return you will be blessed. Especially when this is given to those who are not able to repay and this is right to do. We all have a role and that is our responsibility.