– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Matt. 7:21 Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of My Father who is in the heavens. Matt. 7:22 Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, was it not in Your name that we prophesied, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name did many works of power? Matt. 7:23 And then I will declare to them: I never knew you. Depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – — – – – – Working for the Lord does not necessarily mean obeying the Lord. This word from God must encourage believers to stop their working and ask God whether what they do pleases Him as Master and is aligned with His divine will. As verses 22-23 state, all are laboring for the Lord, even to the point of performing miracles in His name, yet their service was considered works of lawlessness to Him.
All those who believe in Jesus as their Savior are already eternally saved. There is no work required to gain our salvation. However, after salvation, our service to Him should be initiated by Him as the Master. And as the Master, He should be the One giving us orders, so that we can be good stewards of time while serving Him.
Imagine spending your entire life serving the Lord and even performing miracles in His name, as powerful as His name is, only to find out that what we have done was not ordered and approved by Him. May the Lord save us from deceiving ourselves and from being ignorant of His leading. May we all learn to allow the Lord whom we have received to be truly the Lord in our lives—to let Him lead us, to let Him speak to us, to let Him come into us, and to let Him command us, so that we will be saved from working outside of His will. May we not be among those called workers of lawlessness. May we be good stewards of time from the standpoint of service.
May we seek His will, and may He grant us His truth and revelation.
