Reading: Matthew 25:31-46

'The Words of the King'

"But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. "All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me".

This passage is like a window that lets us gaze upon events following the return of our King Jesus. I can only imagine the silent trepidation of the people standing in the presence of the King, all anxiously awaiting to hear the words of Jesus. Some, being sent to the right, others to the left. Suddenly, the King says "COME!" All His sheep will follow Him, because they know his voice (John 10:27). The voice of another they will not hear; only the voice of the Good Shepherd.

O Lord, my prayer is that you alone be the voice I hear.

Let me not be distracted by the voices that call out,

asking me to follow them to a path that leads me to

Nowhere.