Musick-al note # 285
In Matthew 7: 21-23, “Not everyone who calls me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven but only those who does the will of my father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day ‘Lord, Lord’, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and perform miracles? Then will he say to them, ‘Depart from me, you evil doers, I never knew you”. Jesus was stating that one does not really have a “right” to call Him “Lord” if they do not obey Him. The term “Lord” implies that He rules one’s life and instructs one as to what to do. If one does not do what He instructs, He is really not their Lord after all. We must study His word that we can obey it. If you do not know the Scriptures that have been given to us that we might know Jesus and the Father, how can we obey him? The Scriptures have been given that we might believe in him (John 20:31).
Study them that you may know him, love him and obey him.
Gordon Musick
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