Daily Bread Content


THE PARABLE OF THE SHEEP AND THE GOATS

Date : Jan 01, 2000
Passage : Matthew 25:31~46
Keyverse : 40


1. The Son of Man will come (31-33)

Jesus came the first time to die as our Savior. He will come in glory the second time to judge the earth.

2. The sheep on his right hand (34-40)

Who are the blessed sheep who will have an inheritance in his kingdom? They are those who live with the mind of Jesus--as brothers and friends to the hungry, the homeless, the sick, the prisoners, the lonely. Those who serve the needy with Jesus' heart, for Jesus' sake, have an inheritance in Jesus' kingdom.

3. The goats on his left hand (41-46)

Some people don't believe in hell. But Jesus teaches that those who live in this suffering world without Jesus in their hearts are destined for eternal punishment in the fire prepared for the devil and his angels. We can only have the mind and heart of Jesus when we confess our sins and receive him as our Savior and Lord.

Application: Lord, help me live as your sheep, and grow until I can be a shepherd of your flock.
One Word: Have the mind of Christ