Matthew 25:39 - 46
Mathew 25:39 – 46
The Sheep and the Goats
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 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, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' 40 "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' 41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.' 44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?' 45 "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these you did not do for me.' 46 "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. John 12:12
I read the above passage and verse and realized how much I need to seek God on this very thing. How much of my life am I clinging to and how much of my life am I losing for Him and His Kingdom?
Literally – are we helping the sick, visiting the people in prison, clothing and feeding the poor and are we inviting strangers in? Are there places in our communities that we can give money, food, drinks and clothing too?
Spiritually – are we helping the sick become healthy? Maybe they have a sin in their life and need help from the body to stops sinning. Is there someone you know in bondage/prison and does not have anyone to help them carry the burden. Do we see someone struggling but yet walk on by w/out offering ourselves to them?
Are we one of those people who are in bondage, hungry and thirsty but yet keep it to ourselves because we do not feel the love of Christ in the body? What keeps us from reaching out to others? What keeps others from reaching out to us?
My prayer is that we search God and ask Him to put in us a desire to give up our lives for Him and His family. My prayer is that we make this Christmas about serving Him and others.
Max and Tammy
The Sheep and the Goats
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 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, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' 40 "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' 41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.' 44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?' 45 "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these you did not do for me.' 46 "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. John 12:12
I read the above passage and verse and realized how much I need to seek God on this very thing. How much of my life am I clinging to and how much of my life am I losing for Him and His Kingdom?
Literally – are we helping the sick, visiting the people in prison, clothing and feeding the poor and are we inviting strangers in? Are there places in our communities that we can give money, food, drinks and clothing too?
Spiritually – are we helping the sick become healthy? Maybe they have a sin in their life and need help from the body to stops sinning. Is there someone you know in bondage/prison and does not have anyone to help them carry the burden. Do we see someone struggling but yet walk on by w/out offering ourselves to them?
Are we one of those people who are in bondage, hungry and thirsty but yet keep it to ourselves because we do not feel the love of Christ in the body? What keeps us from reaching out to others? What keeps others from reaching out to us?
My prayer is that we search God and ask Him to put in us a desire to give up our lives for Him and His family. My prayer is that we make this Christmas about serving Him and others.
Max and Tammy
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