Warning..
"Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one 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 knew you; leave Me, you who practice lawlessness."
The Best Foundation
"Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock."
Just a thought from our listening to the Word tonight: Practice righteousness within the hidden places where no one else sees us.
Other thoughts from our group:
Notice that those calling Jesus "Lord" are citing actions that, on the surface, would typically be considered good fruit. However, Jesus assures them He never knew them and even juxtaposes their self-perceived good deeds with what He sees: lawlessness. May we all seek to see ourselves in the perspective of our Lord and not that of our own.