DO IT ALL
Matthew 7:21-23

“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.” (Matthew 7:21) What could it be that will make anyone that is calling on His name not enter heaven? Jesus concluded that any one that does the will is the one that will enter the Kingdom of heaven. It is right to conclude that not everyone that calls on His name does His will. It can also be concluded that not everyone that is prophesying in His name are set for heaven. Jesus said, “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?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’(Matthew 7:22-23) Jesus was referring to many that were doing miracles in His name. He was also talking about those that were doing wonders in His name. Jesus did not deny their work; neither did He deny the fact that they knew His name. What Jesus was saying here was that He would declare that He did not know them. Jesus did not know them because the part of the word that was not obeyed by those doing wonders in His name, were the ones that would count against them. As a believer, it is possible to be occupied by doing all kinds of good work as the word required, but the part of the word that is neglected consciously or unconsciously will count against every believer that neglects it. God is looking for a spotless church as it is written in 1Timothy 6:14, “that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing.” In the word of God, there is no lowering of expectations because He has given His word and no one shall fall on the ground without performing it. God gave all that makes it possible to live up to the word, but the world is offering all that it takes not to live up to the word of God. He is not coming for the ones that blow hot and cold, obeying God requires doing all. He mentioned in Revelation 3:15-16, “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.” Be warned, despite all the miracles that you have been doing in the name of Jesus, He will not grant you a ticket to the Kingdom of God except if your obedience is without wrinkles. It is the word that you fail to do that will prevail against you and will make Jesus declare that He does not know you.
Prayer for today: O Lord, have mercy, let me live to the fulfillment of my calling in Jesus name.