Topic: JUDGEMENT OF THE NATIONS
Text: Matthew 25:31-46
25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the [a]holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
25:32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
25:33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
25:34 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:
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;
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.
25:37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
25:38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
25:39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
25:40 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.’
25:41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
STUDY:
Whenever people are brought before a court to be tried for offences they may have committed, the judge will sentence those who are guilty to life in imprisonment or even death, depending on the degree of offence. The ones not guilty will be set free. Jesus illustrated here how all the nations (Gentiles) will be judged before the throne of His glory. The people will be separated into two groups – the sheep on the right and the goats on the left (vv. 32-33). The righteous will inherit the kingdom of God prepared for them from the foundation of the world (v. 34) while the unrighteous will be cast into hell fire prepared for the devil and his agents (v. 41b). These pronouncements will be based on the practical deeds of each group – those who did what was expected and those who did not, respectively.
Beloved, how do you expect to meet with the King of Kings in judgment – as a sheep or a goat? This expectation will make us to be careful how we live our lives while here on earth, bearing in mind that Heaven and Hell are real. Those little actions which we take for granted are important to God – feeding the hungry, giving the thirsty drink, giving shelter to strangers, clothing the naked, and visiting the sick and prisoners. These will be subjects of judgment one day. While we labour in the service of God in our churches, may we never neglect our expected service in the society where we live. The choice is ours.
Prayer:
Dear God, help me by your grace, to live righteously and serve humanity all the days of my life in Jesus Christ Name. Amen.n
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