I was reading in Matthew today and God hit me with a few bricks. One of which is transformation. In Matthew 25 it talks about the sheep and goats. The sheep come before Jesus and are told that they will enter the kingdom because they fed, clothed, and accompanied Jesus. The part that I just got was this: the sheep didn't know that they were doing it. It just was a part of who they were and what they did.
You see, the sheep were transformed so much so, that they didn't think too much about it, it was just who they were. Could you imagine living your life so transformed that Jesus said that you took care of him and you say you had no idea? That means that you take care of everyone as if they were Jesus, and that your nature is so much in line with what God desires for you!
God doesn't ask you to perform works to get into heaven, that's not at all what this is about. What Jesus is saying here is that if you truly love him, you will be transformed so much that it is just your nature, and you can't behave any other way.
So many people I know believe that if they are just a good person they will get into heaven. Jesus is saying that is not the case. He knows, he separates the sheep from the goats. He knows those whose hearts have been transformed. He knows those who put on a show and those who really can't do anything but be good, because its to the core of who they are.
But all have sinned, all fall short of the glory of God, and only Jesus is truly good. However, if you allow Jesus into your heart, and allow Him to transform your life inside and out, He has already finished that work for you on the cross.
Romans 12:12 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
2 Corinthians 3:18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Philippians 3:20-21 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
What about you? When Jesus separates the sheep from the goats, where will you go? Are you allowing yourself to be transformed?
I am praying that I allow myself to be transformed more and more every day.
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