Are You A Sheep or A Goat?
Yes, I am going to bore some of you with a very pertinent Scripture that applies ten – fold to the pictures above and the brief blog that will follow. So, thank you in advance for bearing with me and blessings to you all.
In Matthew 25 : 33-45
33-39 ..and He will put the sheep on His right, (meaning Jesus) and the goats on the left. “Then the King will say to those on His right, “Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.”
“For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.”
Then the righteous will answer Him, “Lord when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?” “And when did we see You a stranger and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?” “And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?”
HERE’S MY FAVORITE PART!
40 “The King(Jesus) will answer and say to them, “Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers (or sisters, my words) of Mine, even to the least of them, you did it to Me.”
NOW SOME PEOPLE WILL GET A LITTLE UNEASY WITH THE NEXT VERSE, BUT WE CAN NOT AND SHOULD NOT ALTER GOD’S WORD OR IT’S MEANING TO EASE OUR CONSCIENCE OR VALIDATE OUR CHOICES.
41-43 “Then He will also say to those on His left,(the goats) “Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked and you did not clothe Me; sick and in prison, and you did not visit Me.”
44″then they themselves also will answer, “Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?
I LOVE JESUS’ ANSWER.
45 “Then He will answer them, “Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one (another human being) of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.”
The pictures above are taken at our home this past weekend. These 12 children were in need of a blessing and some love. In reality they were the blessing to us. Pressing cider, eating donuts and homemade cookies washed down with yummy fresh cider and hot chocolate, paled in comparison to the gift their eagerness for love and acceptance was as a blessing to us. It was an honor to not only have them in our home, but, to re-gift and pass on the love that Jesus’ has not only shown us, but put in our hearts.
The question of the day that begs an answer, “Are you a sheep or a goat?” And not just during the holiday season, but everyday that we been given life is a celebration. And an even bigger event is when we are faithful at reaching out to the least of these, which in short is one of the biggest gifts we are giving to Jesus, himself!
I am not talking about extravagance here, I’m taking about something as simple or inexpensive as a cup of coffee or your time.
