Not everyone who calls me their Lord will get into the kingdom of heaven. Only the ones who obey my Father in heaven will get in. On the day of judgment many will call me their Lord. They will say, "We preached in your name, and in your name we forced out demons and worked many miracles." But I will tell them, "I will have nothing to do with you! Get out of my sight, you evil people!"
Matthew 7: 21 - 23
Calling Jesus Lord is not the same as allowing Him to be the Lord of your life! These verses are frightening because they say that you can call Jesus, Lord, preach in His Name, even force out demons and do many miracles and still go to Hell!
So you can work miracles for God and not be saved. God employed the services of Pharaoh and prompted the king to do things that accomplished God’s purposes. But Pharaoh was not pleasing to God. He was not one of “God’s people.”
It is the difference between employees and children. Employees work for a man, but his children obey him! It matters not how much you work for your employer. Your work will not make you his child! And, it doesn’t matter how much you work for God. All those good deeds will not make you a Child of God!
Being a child is not a reward for what you have done or will do. You don’t become a child by working. And you don’t become a christian by doing good deeds.
Again, employees work, children obey! The difference is dramatic. If you have been seeking to be a worker for the Lord, you can do that without giving Him your heart and mind. Make the choice to rather become His child by trusting Jesus as you are obedient to everything He says! It is the Blood of Jesus that saves you and nothing else. When you are “born again” you stop being an employee of the Lord and become a child! The difference is dramatic!
“Lord Jesus, I know that all my work for You means nothing if I am not Your child! Help me to obey Your every Word today and always! Praise Your Holy and Righteous Name now and forever. Amen.”
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