“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’
will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My
Father in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to Me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t
we prophesy in Your name, drive out demons in Your name, and do many miracles
in Your name?’ 23 Then I will announce to them, ‘I never knew you! Depart from Me, you lawbreakers!’
Matthew 7:21-23
There is a terrifying reality with this
passage, a truth that is mostly unwelcomed within many churches today. That it
is possible to die with the confidence of knowing Christ but being rejected by
Him for all eternity. This is the type of passage that should stop every
Christian in their tracks and listen with great intent because of the sheer
weight of what Christ is saying.
Why do I say that it should stop only the
Christians? Because this passage isn’t directed at non-Christians, look closely
at their defence. “We did this in your name!...we did that in your name!” So
given that Christ has provided the premise of the glory of salvation, the
question should be asked “what is the Lord talking about here?” If you want to
understand what Christ is saying in Matthew 7:21-23, you need to understand the
meaning behind what Christ is saying that is found in Matthew 7:24-27.
“Therefore, everyone who hears these words
of Mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on the
rock. 25
The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that
house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock. 26 But
everyone who hears these words of Mine and doesn’t act on them will be like a
foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 The rain fell, the rivers rose,
the winds blew and pounded that house, and it collapsed. And its collapse was
great!” Matthew 7:24-27
You can always tell of a good house by one
principle, the foundation by which it is built on. It doesn’t matter how grand
the design is or how small the house is, if it is not built on solid
foundation, then it will be recognisable to you. So what does it mean to build
on the solid rock? A good house compliments the foundation, each home built has
load bearing walls, and a roof but all the weight falls on the foundation.
Christ is the rock, and to build a house (or
your life in other words) on Christ means that everything you do in your life
is for Him in recognition of what He has done! True Christianity recognises the
very thing Christ has accomplished on a daily level. Christ must be your
everything in order to obtain everything in Him. Now before anyone starts
yelling ‘legalist!’ here let me explain what I mean. It is Christ who sets the
ground work for salvation, that’s true that doesn’t change at all. But are you
surrendering to Christ in recognition of the eternal salvation He has provided
for so that your life maybe known by Him?
In other words, does your life compliment
the Lord daily for the salvation He’s given you? These are the sort of
questions we should be asking ourselves and by checking the foundation. All
things point to Christ, His holiness, His sovereignty, His gloriousness, His
majestic being, His eternal salvation, His divine nature but does your life
point to Christ as well?
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