One of the most disturbing passages in the New Testament is found in Matthew 7:21: “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)
This shows us that everything about showing an outward “faith” can be faked somehow. The worst part is that those who are deceived are the ones who think that they are doing all the right things. James 1:22, says, “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” So, there appears to be a contrast between a loyal relationship with God in faithful discipleship and one simply based on just doing the work to try to be seen or appease God.
Know God is following Him fully. Jesus also asks, “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.” (Luke 6:46–49)
Our foundations can be rattled, but if we build our lives on Jesus, we will not be moved! (Psalm 127:1ff; 1 Corinthians 3:11) If we are going to follow Jesus and be His disciples, we need to be with Jesus, learn from and become live Jesus, and do as Jesus would do. This is not always easy, and there are times when we will have many questions for our teacher. Know this: God is not afraid of our questions. Why? Because good students ask questions!
References:
Proverbs 20:22
Psalm 27:14
2 Corinthians 12:7–10
1 Samual 15:22–23
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