SCRIPTURE: Matthew (NIV) 7:21 Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven. Only those who do what my Father in heaven wants will enter. …
24 “So then, everyone who hears my words and puts them into practice is like a wise man. He builds his house on the rock.
25 The rain comes down. The water rises. The winds blow and beat against that house. But it does not fall. It is built on the rock.
OBSERVATION: Jesus knew what he was talking about. He came to do the will of the Father. He said that the works he did were really the Father’s works and the words he spoke were also the Father’s.
Doing the Father’s will led Him to the cross and the grave. It also led him through the resurrection back to the glory at His Father’s side.
APPLICATION: The first work of being a Christian is to believe. I must believe that the work of Jesus on the cross is the full payment for my sins. Forgiveness is amazing grace offered to me; I receive it by faith.
That my life belongs to Jesus can be easily seen by others as I do what He directs.
Salvation starts in my heart but finds expressions through my actions and words. If there is no outward expression, there is probably no inward life. After all, faith without works is dead.
PRAYER: Lord, not just a hearer, but a doer is what you expect from me. May my hands and feet please you as much as my heart. And, Lord, as we celebrate your resurrection today, may it become clear to others that You are alive and living in me. Amen
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