“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the SHEEP on His RIGHT HAND, but the GOATS on the LEFT. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was 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, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, INASMUCH AS YOU DID IT TO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE MY BRETHREN, YOU DID IT TO ME.” (Matt. 25:31-40)
In the first appearance of Jesus on earth, He is “the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.” (John 1:29) Jesus reveals in that in His second coming He will return as the judge of ALL HUMANITY. His bold statements outside the Temple that day force us to re-evaluate all we have learned about His teaching. “Then Jesus will also say to those on the left hand, ‘DEPART FROM ME, YOU CURSED, into the everlasting: for I was hungry and you gave Me no food, thirsty and you gave Me no drink, a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, WHEN DID WE SEE YOU HUNGRY OR THIRSTY OR A STRANGER OR NAKED OR SICK OR IN PRISON, AND DID NOT MINISTER TO YOU?‘ Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you DID NOT DO IT TO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE, YOU DID NOT DO IT TO ME.” (Matt. 25:41-45) Remember what Jesus taught us? “The most important commandment is, “LOVE THE LORD your God with your all…‘LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:29-31)
Your Personal Pastor -Bill Stockham