If God is just then isn't His creation just? And if we, His creation are not just, then
what does that say about God? In Matthew
25 Jesus tells us the story commonly known as The Sheep and the Goats. The point Jesus is trying to make is not to
give us a nice warm and cozy story that we can all nod our heads to and say
"yeah you know I should be kinder and nicer to everyone." No, Matthew 25 is not meant to be simply
heard, it is meant to be entered into, justice doesn't happen without us (the
Church) acting.
Jesus doesn't impose
salvation as a solution; he dramatically narrates salvation into being through
conversation, intimate personal relationships, compassionate responses,
passionate prayer, and sacrificial living (and death). The truth and point is, we don't walk
casually away from the drama of salvation!
It should disrupt our comfort to know that people in our very lives are
"goats" and will remain so if we remain silent and mute with our
story of hope! The main character of
God's drama remains absent from so many as long as we remain silent.
What are you going to do today with the drama of salvation?
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