June 8, 2026, the 159th day of 2026
I Never Knew You
"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. Many will say to... View MoreJune 8, 2026, the 159th day of 2026
I Never Knew You
"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. 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?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
Matthew 7:21-23
These verses are so important for these days, as many who are lawless, who practice iniquity, who act wickedly, who are deceptive have slipped into churches, church leadership and political positions.
There is power in the name of Jesus, but that is nothing to brag about, it is not a personal power. It belongs to Jesus and it does not make you one of His.
Claiming that Jesus is your Lord is nothing, if He isn't really your Master. Jesus knows His own and He knows the false.
Prophesying in the name of Jesus does not make you a child of God.
Casting out demons in the name of Jesus does not show your rights to the Kingdom of Heaven, it shows the power of the name of Jesus.
Doing many wondrous things does not make you a child of the Kingdom.
It is important to realize this about ourselves and about those we would put our trust in.
And the Antichrist will shows signs and wonders to deceive all who would fall for it.
Doing wonders that impress, should not impress us. We should look behind them and beyond them to what the one preforming them believes and preaches.
Jesus warns us, because we need to be warned. Especially at the end when deception is second nature to so many.
We cannot just give our trust over to someone because they can put on a good show.
This day and age is filled with deception, and it is only getting worse.
We cannot even trust our senses nowadays.
We cannot trust our eyes. We cannot trust our ears.
We can no longer trust that pictures have not been altered or are completely fake.
We cannot trust that videos have not been altered or are completely fake.
We cannot trust that an audio has not been altered, or is completely fake.
We cannot trust our eyes or ears on many fronts, especially on the internet or any media that may be subject to alteration.
Artificial Intelligence may not be perfect, but it keeps getting tweaked. We think that we will be able to detect its use because right now we are only shown obviously flawed versions of people, things, voices and sounds.
But as we accept the not quite natural version of things, it will become easier for then to deceive us when they so desire.
We have already been losing what the natural tastes like, smells like or feels like, because we have been inundated with the artificial for decades upon decades.
Out taste has been warped because of artificial flavors, colors and sweeteners.
Our sense of smell has been distorted because of artificial fragrances.
Our touch is being manipulated by artificial fabrics, and toxic detergents and beauty products.
So we need to ground ourselves in the real, the truth. And the truth is found in the Bible.
Right before these verses that I started with are a whole lot of other important verses that lead into this.
If you had read these verses you would already know that narrow is the gate and difficult the path that leads to life and few find it.
And the path to destruction is traveled by many, being a wide gate and a broad way.
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."
Matthew 7:13-14
And the next verses are warning about false prophets--wolves in sheep’s clothing, and knowing a person by their fruits, their works.
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
Matthew 7:15-19
And right after the verses I quoted at the beginning, are these verses that clarify the foundation one should build their life upon.
“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
Matthew 7:24-27
Stay strong! God cannot be tricked! Be sure of your salvation by repenting and turning away from sin, and truly surrendering your entire self to Jesus as your Lord and Master, your King!
NAN
