The Sheep and the Goats

Today in chapel the speaker talked about the story of The Sheep and the Goats found in Matthew 25. Now this story has always been one of my favorites! I remember in high school our youth group did a human video (remember those days!) to the Keith Green song about the Sheep and the Goats. I think I actually had to be a goat in this particular human video. I love the message in this story it is so clear what our assignment is here on earth...to serve others and reach out to those in need. Jesus said, "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."

As I was listening to this message I was reminded today that I need to be reaching out to others more. When I was the Outreach Pastor in Denver it was really easy to reach out to others b/c that was what I did day in and day out! It seems like over the years I haven't been as motivated to reach out. Why is that? I love Jesus with all of my heart, but I have lost the sense of urgency I once had to reach those who are in need. My prayer is that the fire I once had will be reignited! I want to serve those in need in any way that I can. I may not have a big group of people to help me do an outreach, but I can surely go out on the streets and feed the homeless. I'm getting excited just thinking about the ways that I can be a Sheep and make the King proud!!

I copied the story of The Sheep and the Goats below just in case you wanted to read it today.

He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.


"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. 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, 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.'


"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
"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.'


"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. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 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.'


"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?'
"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.'
"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."