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GOAT by Phil There is an acronym that is all the rage these days. With the recent Olympic Games and sports in general, I keep hearing people referred to as goats, not because they are hairy with horns, but because they are the Greatest Of All Time at something. Not to be pragmatic, but records are made to be broken, so “all time” would more accurately be stated “up to now” or “so far” or even “yet,” but I guess G.O.A.T.Y. just wouldn’t have the same ring. Personally, I see myself as more of a S.H.E.E.P. - Standard Human Exhibiting unExceptional Potential. I’ve never been big on human accolades, but I do appreciate excellence and striving to be the best we can be. I tend to look at everything through the lens of the Bible and human “goats” don’t fare quite as well there. Matthew 25 we find... “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world...’ Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.’” - Matthew 25:31-34,41 This is one time when being a sheep doesn’t look so baaaaad! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) So what can we learn? The greatest human achievement isn’t enough to earn our way into heaven. What a relief! I can’t even fix our plumbing, how could I be trusted with my eternal salvation? What matters isn’t becoming a “good enough” sheep, it’s knowing the Good Shepherd. “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” - Ephesians 2:8-9 I may admire the GOATs, but I adore the Good Shepherd. Without Him, this lowly SHEEP wouldn't have a prayer. Praising from the pasture,
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