God is separating His saints (those who are committed to following God) from the sinners (those that are committed to following the world); His sheep from the goats. This is done by allowing tests, trials, troubles, and tribulations, in many forms and degrees, to see how many are of Jesus’ righteous nature and will stand in the face of sin and evil or will fall prey to its unforgiving will.
“And as long as this world keeps on turning and man keeps on wanting, God will keep separating the sheep from the goats until the end of time as we know it.”
God’s separation process was made easy for all who will, through Jesus’ death. YHWH, God, through Yashuah, Jesus has equipped us with the ammunition to make wise and productive choices so that we can aggressively move forward toward the goal placed before us and the ability to stand still and listen to hear His directions. Jesus was tempted (as a man, in the flesh) by the devil. Yet He stayed His course and now He sits on the right hand of His Father, YHWH, our God, interceding for you and me so we can have a chance to make the wise choices it takes to be placed on the sheep side. (Roman 8:34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us). (Matthew 4:1-11 – Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil).
God wants us to understand that the way we live, or die is determined by the choices we make. And the choices we make stem from either studying and sticking, aggressively, (Satan is going to fight you with everything he has) to His word to get on and stay on the righteous path (sheep). Or we can study and stick to the world’s way and continue in it to follow the wrong path (goat). But because God is faithful, plenteous in mercy, full of grace, long suffering, and has this great compassion for us, (sometimes you wonder why) His creation. He wants us to allow Him to work through us (using Jesus as our example and for us to mimic Him in all we do), so that we can walk circumspectly while on earth and prepare ourselves to join Him and the others (the ones who have gone on before us) in heaven. So, make no mistake, in your understanding, that even though you go through temptations, trials, troubles, and tribulations, it does not mean you are destined for the goat side. It simply means that you have been called by our Father for a purpose, for yourself, one that can be as simple as smiling and saying hi every day or one greater than you can imagine, and you need to walk toward achieving it, holding on to God’s unchanging hand. Because when we stay our course of righteousness and are willing to bear whatever situation we find ourselves in God will provide. And as we become inseparable from the Word (Jesus) the winnowing fork, it becomes less fearful because we know how it works and why it is in place. (Romans 8:30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified). (35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord).
Therefore, there is a need for you and me to step up and heed the Word of God. Because at one time or another all will be brought to the threshing floor of God, for Him to decide which way you will go. (Psalm 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth).
Our choices are the key to being placed on God’s right or left side. We must remember (while choosing to live a certain way), that the choices we make which lead to the right side or sheep side are made with the knowledge we have accessed from following Jesus’ example. And the choices we make which lead to the left side or goat side are made with a blind mind, eyes, and heart from following the illusions the world set before us, by the devil. It takes more than going to church, wearing religious jewelry, or brandishing a bumper sticker to get you to go in the righteous direction; it takes every Word of God being put in to practice, daily. And you may ask what is so bad about getting involved with some of the things the world is offering. Well, when you start turning your gaze in too many directions you will get confused and confusion will lead to sin; keep your eyes steady on the LORD; stay focused, think of where your mind and feet are taking you. You will not have time to stray when you stay on the straight path which causes you to look neither to the left nor right but straight ahead toward Jesus. You cannot serve two masters! (Proverbs 4:25-27 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil). (Matthew 6:24-34 – No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon).
You may ask what was that all about? Well, I am going to tell you. It is a set up to allow you and me to understand God’s way of giving us the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding thereof, of how we can get in and stay in His will: the sheep side.
God gave us the ultimate Shepard to personally, guide us through the light and dark experiences of life; helping us to stay focused and strong. And with Jesus’ death and resurrection, we have been given, still, the exclusive on obtaining righteousness; the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use His way of living godly lives. This was done by way of the comforter, the Holy Spirit. God does not want us to continue our life, and then come to the end of it (with all this good guidance going for us: Jesus, Holy Spirit) as goats; we have no excuse. Or we can check out of the God-way of righteous, wholesome living and follow the sin-filled world’s lead. It is the process of separation, a determination made by God, (He knows your mind and see clear through to your heart, so you can’t fool Him) as to who will serve and reside with Him in heaven or serve and reside with Satan in Hell; after His day of glory. So, on the outside, the side facing the world, we tell a different story and just say what we want it to be and expect others to accept it, but the inside tells a different story; we must prove what we say. The world may take it for truth, but God knows the truth about each one of us; face value. (1 John 3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things).
We are in and continue to go toward our revelation through God’s process of separation and will continue in this process until we have concluded, for self, which side we are going to be on. It is based on our choice to come, commit, and serve YHWH, God through Yashuah, Jesus, or go, reject, and serve Satan, that determines which side, after we die, we find ourselves on. So, we have been placed on God’s threshing floor. A place where the separation of a righteous and upright person, (one who braves the continuous onslaught of tests, troubles, trials, and tribulations that come against them; staying in God’s will no matter what is thrown your way) from one who refuses God’s Word (Jesus), will, and way begins. In other words, where the wheat, the sheep (God’s children) is separated from the chaff, the goats (Satan’s children). This process is one that only God can do. He has the love and care to orchestrate such unbiased act (free from all prejudice and favoritism: eminently fair) toward His creation, man. (Roman 18:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:)
In this process, you and I are given numerous opportunities to accept God’s choices (for us) to walk on the side of righteousness. Some do and some don’t, so He uses “His threshing floor” (the world) to separate the useless straw (those that don’t) to expose and collect the most valuable part of the crop, those that do. He will carefully and with the ultimate love, only He can give, do it with care, constantly trying to get “All” to come and be part of His family. As far as the threshing floor is concerned, it is the one place we all must experience. But while we are on this journey (moving through it), we can help ourselves by accepting God as the one true god, study His word, walk in His way, and do life according to His will.
Now, to understand where we all stand, know that those who choose to work in God’s Garden of love, mercy, grace, and obedience; seeking righteousness and faithfully are on the right path and even though you fall sometimes, you must get up (with God’s help) and continue doing the best you can and ask God, in Jesus’ name to do the rest. He will because He promised, and we can be at rest in perfect peace with our creator and others. (Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us). (Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee).
We, as the sons and daughters of God, know and try our hardest to honor His word, heed His commandments and do what it says in scriptures. All this is done, by those who truly love God, to achieve the worthiness toward that which Jesus died and went up to heaven to prepare for us. And even though we cry, fall, and wallow around in the mud a while, we call out to the Father, in the name of the Son, Who help us with the Holy Spirit, to continue, in an honest effort to show love, while this world is experiencing God’s threshing. You must be strong in these separating the goats from the sheeps, the wheat, from chaff, and those who prefer to get all they can get while here on earth. (Matthew 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire). Another interpretation of Matthew 3:12 says “ His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
You may want to scream “Take me off of the threshing floor Lord.” You feel it is too hard and you can’t go one more step. But God knows best, and He continues the threshing until all the unnecessary, obstructive, sinful, and evil stuff is blown away in the wind. He then steps in with His winnowing fork (a tool similar to a pitchfork that would be used to lift harvested wheat up into the air into the wind for the chaff to blow away and the good wheat remain) which, in this case, is God’s WORD, Jesus. He “is” the last stage of the separation process before the burning. Let us revel in a great conclusion that, when you come to and through Jesus, and give your heart to God in all sincerity, your side has been chosen by you and our Father, God, YHWH, in Yashuah, Jesus’, name. Thus, He will say well done my good and faithful servant, come in and abound in joy, on the right side. (Matthew 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord).
Romans 18:31-46 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Jesus was and is more than a prophet, as some said and are still saying. And He has declared Himself to be more than a deliverer or activist in political affairs, and more than a king. He is the bridge between heaven and earth. He is the link between God and man. He is the portal that God has opened on earth, to give us direct access to heavenly realms. He is the winnowing fork that is instrumental in separating the sheep from the goats. AMEN.
GOD’S GOT IT, NO WORRY, NO FEAR.
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