Relevant Life

Mat 25:31  But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He shall sit on the throne of His glory.

Mat 25:32  And all nations shall be gathered before Him. And He shall separate them from one another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats.

Mat 25:33  And indeed He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats off the left.

Mat 25:34  Then the King shall say to those on His right hand, Come, blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Mat 25:35  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;

Mat 25:36  I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.

Mat 25:37  Then the righteous shall answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry, and fed You? Or thirsty, and gave You drink?

Mat 25:38  When did we see You a stranger, and took You in? Or naked, and clothed You?

Mat 25:39  Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and came to You?

Mat 25:40  And the King shall answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you have done it to Me.

Mat 25:41  Then He also shall say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you cursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his angels.

Mat 25:42  For I was hungry, and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave Me no drink;

Mat 25:43  I was a stranger and you did not take Me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe Me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.

Mat 25:44  Then they will also 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?

Mat 25:45  Then He shall answer them, saying, Truly 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.

Mat 25:46  And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.

One day we all will stand before the King of Universe and be judged for our actions. The Good news is that we will stand alone before the Lord. Bad news is that the Lord has a copy of all our actions from the beginning of our lives to the end. So what is the Lord looking for? I believe this passage gives us a few answers. Let\’s break it down.

1. On judgment day, the Lord will separate his people from those who have rejected Him.

2. He will welcome His people into His kingdom because of their faithfulness to the following things.

  a. Giving food to those who are hungry.

  b. Giving water to the thirsty.

  c. Helping a stranger when he or she is of need.

  d. Clothing those who are naked or have little.

  e. Visiting the Sick and praying for them.

  f.  Visiting those in prison and showing them the love of Christ. 

3. Anyone can help the needy, but it is important that we help the needy from the right heart.

4. Those who fail to show Jesus to the world will be judged and given sentencing to everlasting punishment. 

Faith without purpose and action is like stagnant water filled with useless nutrients. True faith gives actions and does so through the heart of Christ.

As we stand in the judgment, the Lord will replay all our actions before us. It is important that we are about the Lord\’s business and not our own. As we continue into the Last Days, it is vital that we show Jesus to the world even when the world does want Him.