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It’s not about me. I am essentially a nobody—a sinner saved by grace. The blood of Christ is my only claim—and again, that’s not about me. It’s about the Savior.

If it’s about Christ then His words are paramount. In the latter part of Matthew 25, Jesus gives us a clear and stark image. He illustrates hiw the saved will be separated from the lost, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

On what basis does the separation occur? The text is simple and straightforward. Those who have shown agape love to the least among us will enter into their reward. Those who withheld agape love from their fellow human beings will be sent into eternal fire.

This is the focus we must maintain. The Apostle Paul drove the point home in I Corinthians 13. Nothing we do absent agape counts for anything. What we do when we love others as Christ loved us is what Jesus spoke of in Matthew 25:31ff. This is what makes the difference between an eternity in God’s presence vs an eternity in everlasting fire.

" And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

So, I assume thou hast sold whatsoever thou had, and gave to the poor.