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. Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name? And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands]. Matthew 7:21-23
Jesus just told us in the previous verses to beware of false prophets and now He is telling us that many who claim to know Him actually don’t. The Truth is that Jesus knows everybody, He is God, and nothing exists without Him. So what Jesus is telling us here is that He hasn't called these people to be the Bride of Christ even though they are saying that He did. I want you to look at what these people are saying to Jesus to: that they prophesied, that they drove out demons, and that they did mighty works. First of all, these sayings seem to me to be what false religious leaders say to us today. Fake leaders are always bragging about what they have and are doing. This is not the way every day common people talk. Notice how they tell Jesus that they did the works, not that our Father did His works through them. So these people will act just like they acted when they were on the earth, they will trust in themselves and their abilities to serve our Father.
For what is our hope or happiness or our victor’s wreath of exultant triumph when we stand in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Is it not you? For you are [indeed] our glory and our joy! 1 Thessalonians 19:20
This is what Paul tells us that he will be saying when He stands before Jesus, that those who our Father empowered him to serve were his glory. The people who Jesus does not know will want to talk about what they did. True Christians will be celebrating all of the others who are there. The whole reason for life is to serve others and to be humble about it. Think about a great party, the fun and enjoyment is always about going and celebrating with those around you. When people want to talk about themselves and draw all of the attention towards themselves most people will move away from those kind of people.
Then the King will say to those at His right hand, Come, you blessed of My Father [you favored of God and appointed to eternal salvation], inherit (receive as your own) the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you brought Me together with yourselves and welcomed and entertained and lodged Me, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me with help and ministering care, I was in prison and you came to see Me. Then the just and upright will answer Him, Lord, when did we see You hungry and gave You food, or thirsty and gave You something to drink? And when did we see You a stranger and welcomed and entertained You, or naked and clothed You? And when did we see You sick or in prison and came to visit You? And the King will reply to them, Truly I tell you, in so far as you did it for one of the least in the estimation of men] of these My brethren, you did it for Me. Matthew 25:34-40
Truly blessed people who are one with Jesus are humble and do not brag or draw attention to what they do, it's juts not who we are, the glory is our Father’s because He does the works through us. Beware of preachers who tell you about their healings, their faith, their prayer habits, and their works. They have their reward already and they are false.
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