In Matthew 25 Jesus shows a separation of the sheep from the goats. The sheep, representing the believers, are not known by what their favorite worship song or hymn is, not by what their great theological knowledge is, not by how expressive they are in worship, not by their great knowledge of doctrine; no, they are known by:
"I was hungry and you fed me. I was thirsty and you gave me a drink. I was homeless and you gave me a room. I was shivering and you gave me clothes. I was sick and you stopped to visit. I was in prison and you came to me."
Jesus is really saying to us that these are acts of worship, loving Him enough to do these things as unto Him. This is where authentic, honest worship will always ultimately take us. The goal is to always love the Lord with all that we are and the continuation and fruit of that worship is proclaiming Him to the world through these acts of worship that Jesus brings out in this parable.
"To hold a hand, to touch a heart, to see a need, to play a part,
to speak the truth, to hear a cry, to walk by faith,
and not walk by."
- - Randy Vader--
Is the motivation for doing these things to be seen and admired or is it that we would want no reward other than the enjoyment of glorifying Him? Acts of Worship proclaim Him to a waiting world. mjm
