Uh oh! ... Am I a goat?

Am I goat ?!

Take a few moments to slowly ponder the following verses ....

Matthew ~ 25:31- 46

When the Son of man comes in His glory, and all His holy angels with Him, then He will sit upon the throne of His glory. And all nations will gather before Him; and He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will set the sheep at His right and the goats at His left.

Then the King will say to those at His right, 

Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which has been prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 

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; 

I was naked, and you clothed me; 

I was sick, and you visited me; 

I was in prison, and you came to me.

Then the righteous will say to him, 

Our Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you? 

Or thirsty and give you drink? 

And when did we see you a stranger and took you in? 

Or that you were naked and clothed you? 

And when did we see you sick or in prison, and came to you?

Then the King will answer, saying to them, 

Truly I tell you, Inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.

Then he will say to those at his left, 

Go away from me, you cursed, to the everlasting fire which is prepared for the adversary and his angels. 

For I was hungry and you did not give me food, 

I was thirsty and you did not give me drink, 

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.

Then they also will answer and say, 

Our Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in the prison, and did not minister to thee?

Then he will answer and say to them, 

Truly I say to you,

 Inasmuch as you did not do it to one of these least ones, you also did not do it to me.

And these shall go into everlasting torment, and the righteous into eternal life.

Today’s message is twofold- 

It speaks to those members of the body that are it's unseen members.

It also addresses those members that are highly visible to us all.

To the unseen members:

Ok my Lord and King, let’s do a reality check here and see if I’m a sheep or a goat. 

Let’s look at this year only. (2014)

1.   How many people have you supplied food to? 

     My answer - Once

2.   How many thirsty people did you provide drink to? 

     My answer – None

3.   How many strangers did you take in? 

     My Answer - None

4.   How many naked people have you clothed? 

     My Answer – None

5.   How many sick people have you visited? 

     Two

6.   How many people did you visit in prison? 

     None

Ok. Not Good. 

But wait my King, I have an answer !

I have provided much spiritual food to my brothers and sisters. I have provided them the water of life as drink. I only have so many hours in a day. I work at my job 60 hours a week. 
What free time I do have I try to spend in your word and in fellowship with you. I give what money I can to those in need. 
I love you with all my heart and soul and mind and might. 
I love myself and who I am as you have taught me to do. I am your son. 
You are my saviour!

My King responds; 

Greg, quit twisting my word. 

I appreciate very much that you Love me and try to do all that I ask of you. You have lived up to my first commandment. 

It’s the second commandment I have a problem with. 

Love your neighbor as you love yourself. 

You love yourself, but, how much do you really love your neighbor? 

Truly I say to you, Are you a sheep or a goat?

I have nursing homes and Hospitals full of my children. 

I have my children walking the streets with no food to eat or roofs over their heads or clothes to protect them. 

I have many children in prison that are so very lost. 

I have children dying because they take their own lives. 

Where’s the Love? 

This is my will; you don’t need to ask me what my will is. 

Just go do it! 

Truly I say to you; Are you a sheep or a goat?

Oh no, I’m more of a goat than a sheep ...

Please forgive me my King, I repent of this sin against you. 

Please help me this day to be a sheep and not a goat. 

I pray for all the members of the body my Lord, please help us all.

To the pastors, teachers, healers, miracle workers and all those who have ministries that is visible for all to see.

Matthew 7: 21-23

It is not everyone who merely says to me, 

My Lord, My lord, who will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, 

but he who does the will of my Father in Heaven.

A great many will say to me in that day, 

My Lord, My Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name cast out devils and in your name do many wonders?

Then I will declare to them, 

I have never known you; 

Keep away from me, O you that work iniquity.

Have you ever asked yourself whom the Lord is referring to here? 

I have indeed asked many times over the years. 

It actually concerns me very much. 

To me it indicates that these are people who believe in the Lord and are doing these great things in His very name. 

By all appearances they appear to be disciples of the Lord. 

However, according to Holy Scripture, they are obviously not. 

Who do I think they are? 

Well who am I to judge? No one!

Although it is my duty to rightly discern the word of truth and then to speak as I am led.

I believe they are the leaders of the mega churches. 

They have thousands of followers. 

They live in million dollar homes. 

They have huge churches built by man. 

They have all they need. 

They preach the prosperity gospel. 

Give to us they say and the Lord will bless you. 

Send me $100.00 and I will send you a special vial of Holy oil that will heal you. They are the churches that meet weekly to praise the Lord and fellowship with him. 

They get high on the spirit! 

They see miracles and healings. 

Oh how wonderful, thank you Jesus!

Meanwhile, the elderly are put in nursing homes to die, nobody cares. Those in prison continue in their sense of hopelessness. 

The great teacher John Hagee even said about those who commit evil 
“Lock them all up and throw away the Key!” 
I actually heard him say this and I shudder.

Now what kind of love is that! 

Drug addiction and suicide are running rampant in our communities. The food banks have to beg for donations to help feed and clothe the poor. 

The least among us have been ignored and forgotten by too many.

I could go on and on. 

The enemy has done his job very well. 

Go to church on Sunday, hear the wonderful sermon, see many saved and healed. These are all good things and we give great thanks to our Lord. 

Then we go home and repeat it all again next week.

But my disturbing discourse with my King has provoked me to express my ill-ease.  And so, truly I say to you, Are you sure you’re a sheep and not a goat? 

As leaders of the body, are you teaching your congregation what the true will of our father in Heaven is? 

I think the King has made it quite clear.

So my Brother and Sister, are you leading a flock of sheep or a herd of Goats?

I ask of all my brothers and sisters, if you are seeing more goats than sheep, then you need to step up to the plate and help change this. 

Serving the Lord is not about how much you receive. 

Ask yourself this, are you serving the least of these, our brethren?

The Lord requires us to lay down our life for the Kingdom of God. 

There is no greater Love than to die to personal needs and to lay down your life for another!

We all know that the Lord is pouring out his Holy Spirit like we’ve never seen before. 

We all know the time is near. 

We had better get this right or we will be deceived by the enemy.

We all need to humble ourselves and fulfill the true will of our Father and Lord.

I don’t want to be a goat !!!

Your brother,

Greg