November 18

The Keith Green version of the sheep and the goats is a dramatic adaptation to the parable that is written in Matthew 25.  If you want to listen to it again here is the website (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-QvSnHY–Q).  Like I said during the message, it brings a tear to my eye.  Firstly, the joy of Jesus welcoming the sheep and the surprise of the sheep to be welcomed into their rest.  Secondly, the anguish Keith uses to portray the painful betrayal of the goats toward Jesus.  Hearing what Jesus must feel when his children are neglected or treated so poorly by the goats gets me every time.  Not only does “the least of these” feel the pain but so does Jesus.  His love for the least is so great.  And finally, the excuses that the goats make are the kind that I sometimes find myself saying.  “Enough!!!”  We need to do what God has called us to do for all of God’s children.