Sheep and Goats

Just a brief thought for us to ponder:

Have you ever wondered why some people seem so focused on the Lord and others who claim to be Christian aren’t? 

Have you wondered why some Christians seem to work tirelessly to serve others while others seem focused on getting others to serve them?

Have you noticed that some in the church seem to act more like consumers, hopping from church to church, while others seem totally committed to the local congregation they are part of?

Jesus said what we know as the church is made up of sheep and goats.  The sheep are those who really are followers of Jesus.  The goats, well they say they are, but Jesus says he doesn’t know them.

The difference? The sheep live faithfully and the goats don’t.

This isn’t “works righteousness” or “being good enough”.  It is simply evidence that when one encounters Jesus his/her life is changed. If the life isn’t changed, the encounter hasn’t really happened.

So, are we sheep, or goats? I believe Jesus told the story both to let us know that there is a difference, and to let us know we can choose which to be.  If we aren’t sheep, we can choose to be.  But it requires that we stop “acting” like sheep, and come to Jesus so he can actually make us sheep.

Just a thought.

in Christ,

Randy