Thoughts for another day

April 17, 2008

Today's verse: Mt. 7:22-23. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

In the circle of people devoted to God, there are many who are wolves in sheep’s clothing. There are people who do things by which they hope to be in better standing among those handling the things of God, the most prominent being preaching and praying over the sick and the like. To do a little confession, I must say initially I too was in the same bandwagon. But thanks be to God for He moved me off this. I now understand how lightly we take these things. And what pseudos we are when it concerns ‘God spoke to me and said…’, ‘You are healed in Jesus’ Name…’ etc.

Our verses today concern this aspect of God who will call us to account and settle the matter with us individually. Then will we clamor and speak about all the good we did yet, we will be rejected and cast away. It’s likely that we have done a lot of good work and God would have helped us too, for in doing good, God does not refuse to answer because He looks at the faith in the person seeking the good and answers that faith. The question Jesus asks in the above verses, without using words is, ‘whose glory were you seeking when you did what you did?’ And our answer ‘my own glory’ is an iniquity before God.

In the Kingdom of God, the key is, ‘The Glory of God.’ Only my heart is able to answer the question, whose glory am I seeking? And God looks at the heart. His Word says, ‘for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart’ 1 Sm 16:7. From the inside, God knows what the whole purpose of your actions are and He will ‘know you’ as much as your heart is to Him.