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Is It All For Nothing? :: A Look At Matthew 7:21-23

January 12, 2017 2 Comments

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ Matthew 7:21-23 I never knew you? This passage makes me squirm a little. The idea that I could live my life (or think that […]

Illogical Obedience

“That can’t possibly be God talking to me. That doesn’t make sense, it’s not logical.” Have you ever caught yourself thinking that or something like it? I have and unfortunately I do it quite often. But this week the Lord reminded me that obedience to Him takes faith. Always. And faith means we believe even though we may not understand. Consider these two passages from Luke: When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” But Simon answered and said to Him, […]