I like coffee.

I found the PERFECT place for doing my devos this morning! Mom is always pushing the easy chair in the basement into my room when she needs space for her business, and I just leave in the way until I get around to pushing it back. But today I made room for it in the corner (By making a mess in the middle of my room... but oh well) and got cozy with my Bible and journal!

I have a new theory that my devotions go SO much better if I have caffeine in my system - I'm awake, alive, alert and enthusiastic!
I need to learn how to make coffee.

Anyway, I was reading this morning, and was struck by something in Matthew 25.

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and
the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,
I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these
brothers of mine, you did for me.'

Jesus didn't say, "Welcome! Good job, you went to church, took communion, got baptized, didn't drink, tithed, didn't get tattoos or other questionable art, never cheated, only told white lies and remembered your friends' birthday. Come on in!"

This passage tells me that doctrine doesn't have anywhere as much to do with salvation as I thought it did... whether or nor I take communion my whole life doesn't have much to do with where I stand in God's eyes, does it?

Hmm... I hate how when I try to write things down I totally lose my train of thought.

I get confused once I think about this too much... how does God view someone who really cares for people and has the heart of a servant, but a dirty mouth, or just-a-little-too-low tops, or a gossip problem?

I'm getting too tired to think straight... I'll ponder it some more in the morning - after my coffee. ;-)

This video is SO cute!