From Whence he will Come to judge the Living and the dead

Matthew 25:31–40 NLT

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left. “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’ “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’

The moment of truth - Judgement

God as creator is over our creation, life, and is over our death

There will be an end - When we die

Judgement is something we need not fear

The straight A student doesn’t fear the report card

The companies best salesman doesn’t fear the end of the year

Jesus takes our place

Its not about what you do but what he has done

But this verse seems to make the judgement depend on our actions

A Changed heart changes behavior

When Jesus invades your heart you change

When you recognize his love and grace you begin to reflect it to the world around you

When we serve Christ we serve our neighbor

You seek to honor your brothers and sisters

Honor is the byproduct of Surrender

Where sin only speaks dishonor and shame

We are not the sum of our sin anylonger

We are now the sum of Christ’s forgiveness

Where the world sees helplessness - Jesus sees hope