About four times a year I feel impressed to remind the reader these posts are uniquely one man's conversation with his Lord and Savior which has been recorded into written word so that others may be blessed and challenged as well as they allow God work in their own lives. The fact that a few criticize is only evidence God is in the message and it has convicted them but without a willingness to accept where it originated and that they are loved the devil twist it so they feel attacked, which is cause for concern but that is another matter. Whether I am talking about a particular person or not will never be known except for a few cases when I mention my children or my wife but the thing that matters is God speaking to the reader and if so is change allowed to happen?
Lately my prayer is that I become the man who writes these letters, more to the point that I live out what I talk about here. Now I can tell you that this has always been my intent but like every other person I struggle, hello. That maybe the reason why our relationship with God is supposed to be daily instead of the once and for all time attitude that seems so prevalent in today’s society. In the end eternity is decided based on a single relationship and on that terrible day everyone will be separated by God as a shepherd separates sheep from goats.
On judgment day many will say to Me, 'Lord! Lord! We prophesied in Your name and cast out demons in Your name and performed many miracles in Your name.' But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Get away from Me, you who break God's laws.'
(Matthew 7:22-23 NLT)
“I never knew you” does not speak of God’s knowledge or wisdom, no it speaks of relationship! Did God lead you, was He able to direct your footsteps or did you walk your own path based on what you thought was best? Being perfect is not where it’s at you can’t impress your Creator with your abilities but our faith to believe that we have a Heavenly Father who loves us and will do what is best for us, even when it causes us to go through difficulties and our desire to listen and obey are the things that will matter when the race has been run.
