Mind How You Live

Jesus while giving His sermon on the mount talked about those He would tell He never knew on the last day. Matthew 7 from verse 21 says, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of the 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!” (NKJV).

In an earlier blog of mine, I explained what the will of God is, which is to listen to the Holy Spirit who would get you transformed by the renewal of your mind. So, once this is done, your mindset falls in line with that of God which of course is living the will of God. Living the will of God would be a natural thing for you; but these people Jesus spoke of performed wonders in His name and not another, so where did they miss it?

Matthew 25 from verse 31, Jesus explained how He would separate the sheep from the goat and of course those Jesus spoke of in Matthew 7 are part of the goat group; so what makes a person a sheep and another a goat? Jesus said, “For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.” Matthew 25:35-36 (NKJV). These are the ways those Jesus called sheep lived their life without pretence, because when they replied Jesus, they said they didn’t know when they did these commendable things; as for the goats, they didn’t do any these even though they claimed to have performed wonders. It implies once you do any of those things mentioned above out of selfish interest such as fame or public announcement, they won’t be counted in heaven.

As Apostle James explained, a Believer who is not just a hearer but also a doer of the Word is expected to live a life of pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father which is: “...to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.” James 1:27 (NKJV). This should be a natural act, being led by the Holy Spirit; but what do we find today, people announcing to the public when they give to the less privilege which is what Jesus said we shouldn’t do [ref. Matthew 6:1-4]; or we see people who give, so that they get blessed by God; true, you get blessed when you do this, but that should not be our focus, instead welfare provision out of love and compassion should be our focus and nothing else; this is how you really won’t take note of these things because it is who you are, and on the last day God would count you as sheep.

When you accept Jesus Christ and allow His Spirit flow through you, everything we do should be out of love and compassion just as Jesus did while here on earth. Mind how you live and you can do this by listening to the Holy Spirit, I can’t stop saying this. We should love and care for people from our heart just the way God loves and cares for us; this is the gospel truth.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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GOD BLESS YOU.

Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from King James Version (KJV)