Friday, May 10: “The Importance of Being Real VI”

Matthew 7: 21-23: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your Name, and in Your Name cast out demons, and in Your Name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never know you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’”

It’s not about simply confessing Jesus as Lord. It’s not even about doing His works. It’s about doing His will. So what is His will? Knowing Him–relationship (John 17: 3). To practice religion without relationship is to violate the very heart of the law: love. Which is why Jesus calls it lawlessness. Wanna be real? Know God.