Read Matthew 25:31-46
31 “When
the Son of Man comes as King and all the angels with him, he will sit on his
royal throne, 32and the people of all the nations will be gathered
before him. Then he will divide them into two groups, just as a shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the righteous
people on his right and the others on his left. 34Then the King will
say to the people on his right, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come
and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation
of the world. 35I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me
a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes, 36naked
and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you
visited me.’
37 “The
righteous will then answer him, ‘When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and
feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? 38When did we ever see
you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you? 39When
did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?’ 40The King
will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important
of these members of my family, you did it for me!’
41 “Then
he will say to those on his left, ‘Away from me, you that are under God’s
curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his
angels! 42I was hungry but you would not feed me, thirsty but you
would not give me a drink; 43I was a stranger but you would not
welcome me in your homes, naked but you would not clothe me; I was sick and in
prison but you would not take care of me.’
44 “Then
they will answer him, ‘When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a
stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and would not help you?’ 45The
King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least
important ones, you refused to help me.’ 46These, then, will be sent off
to eternal punishment, but the righteous will go to eternal life.”
Think
What I love most about this
passage is the element of surprise, the righteous had no idea that they had
done anything good - they just did what came naturally to them.
Pray
Lord,
Change my heart.
Let righteousness be born in
me.
And shared with the world.
Amen.
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