Are
we sheep or goats?
Sheep
and the Goats.
M't:25:31: When the
Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then
shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
M't:25:32: And before
him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another,
as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
M't:25:33: And he
shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
M't:25:34: Then shall
the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
M't:25:35: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave
me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
M't:25:36: Naked, and
ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto
me.
M't:25:37: Then shall
the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee
drink?
M't:25:38: When saw
we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and
clothed thee?
M't:25:39: Or when
saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
M't:25:40: And the
King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have
done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
M't:25:41: Then shall
he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
M't:25:42: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye
gave me no drink:
M't:25:43: I was a
stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in
prison, and ye visited me not.
M't:25:44: Then shall
they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did
not minister unto thee?
M't:25:45: Then shall
he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one
of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
M't:25:46: And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the
righteous into life eternal.
Where do we stand?
Are we sheep or goats? Are we building
for ourselves? Thinking we are doing the
Lords work but are really serving ourselves.
Serving our man made houses be it what ever we
like to name it.
House fellowship, Cell
church, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, Free Church,
Independent fellowship, Evangelical, Fundamentalist, Liberal and many more.
Each
one with its own rules and doctrines.
Each
one thinking in their hearts that we are Gods true church and all others are
out of the will of God and need to be converted to our cause.
Many
today getting together so they can influence others to become like them and all
the time watering the gospel down so as not to upset anybody.
I heard someone say
just recently that it does not matter what system we use as long as it gets
bums on seats.
Many ministries big
and small today are looking to make a name themselves. Looking to be number one, To
be better than others in Christianity. Heaping grander titles
upon themselves.
Pride has come in a
big way and many don’t know it, Our hearts being
deceived by its wants and desires.
Saying in our hearts
look at what we are building for Christ.
But when water and
wind comes the sand will be washed away.
The Lord said that we
should not do as the gentiles do, Should not be lording over each
other. But what do we go and do, Look to the world
for our programs and ministry strategies.
Look for ways to put ourselves above others.
It may look good and
efficient in our eyes, Get the numbers in but this should not be amongst us.
This makes weak
christens at best and leaves many unsaved among us thinking that they are ok.
Someone said to me “But
I like titles and being in charge”
I heard another say
“I hear God better than you,
That why I am in charge”.
“We are going to the
biggest church in town and everybody else will follow us”.
Comments like this
reveal the real hearts of those persons, Hearts of pride.
In the mean time many
are being hurt and killed. The sheep are being trampled underfoot. The poor being let down, Ignored and pushed
aside or just counted as a number on a seat, To be
milked so the ministry organization can grow fat on their meat.
And
all done in the name of Jesus Christ.
Are We sheep or goats?
In which shoes do we
stand? Our own big boots or are we shod
with the gospel of Christ.
When the Son of God
comes to call us to give account which side shall he place us on, Right or Left,
Sheep or Goats.
Will he say to us
“Well done my good and faithful servants, Enter into your Eternal rest, Enter into your inheritance my people.
For you fed me when I
was hungry, Visited
me when I was in prison, Came and healed
me when was ill.
For as you did it for
the least of these my bothers, You did it unto me”.
Or will he say “Depart
from me ye cursed into eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was hungry and
you did not feed me, Sick and you did not come to heal me,
In prison and you did
not visit me”.
Then it would be to late and a waste of time trying to argue with him.
For the very fact
that we are trying to argue with him proves that we are out of the will of the
Lord.
That
we are still trying to justify yourselves before the Lord just as we tried to justify
our actions before men when on earth.
Boasting about good
we are, About
how good our ministry is.
How do we treat
others around us? How do we treat our
brothers and sisters?
Do we ignore them. Do we use them
for our own good. Cut them off in our pride.
Do we just speak to
them or visit them when we want them to do something for us.
Search your hearts, For we have all done things like this at times.
Remember the world
around us can see if we are true or not, Can see if we really love our bothers
and sisters.
Remember the Lord
said “That it will be by the love that you show for each other that all men
will be drawn unto me”
Or do they see us
biting and hurting each other. Divided against each other. The house of God broken
down by our actions.
Broken
by our goat like behaviour.
Where do we
stand? Are we sheep or goats?
Examine your hearts
this day. Enquire of the Lord.
Repent before its to late.
Come let us reason
together says the Lord. For even though your sins be red as scarlet. They shall be white as snow.
Come Speak with
me. Come repent. For I want none to
perish but all to have life eternal.
Do not use the gifts
that I have given you to look good in the eyes of men, Using them to build your own houses.
But use them in the
service of others. To build them up. So I may build my
church in them.
So that they will be
set free into what I would have them do for my Kingdom
Says the Lord.
Are we a sheep or
goat?
Are you a Sheep or
Goat?
Dave Howe
Living
Waters Fellowship,