The Sheep and Goats

Matt. 25: 40 …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.

What separates the goats from the sheep? The goats put themselves 1st before anyone else. They will do it their way, no matter who it hurts or how it is done. They have little regard to the needs of others because they are engross with their own needs. They have not humbled themselves at the feet of Jesus and allowed Christ to become Lord of their lives. The sheep see humanity through the eyes of God. Helpless and needy. Their righteous exceeds that of the pharisee, their hearts live to please God in everything they do. They treat people with kindness and understanding, going the second mile without expecting compensation. These are the sheep who follow the shepherd. They will hear the call at the day of judgment, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”