The Sheep and the Goats
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and
all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All 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. 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, ‘Truly I tell you,
whatever you did for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did
for me.’
Matthew
25:31-40 (NIV)
As we go into
the season and holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas and, especially in light
of the difficult times of so many among us, I think these words from the Gospel
of Matthew are very important to have before us.
Ronald Miller
Email me at mtss86@comcast.net
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