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Monday, October 19, 2009: Luke 6:46

“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?

Matthew 7:22–23

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!’

Are these verses comparing words to deeds? No, it is a comparison between not believing what you speak and believing what you confess.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009: Luke 6:47-48

Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.

What does digging to bedrock mean in life? Each believer must uncover dirt (sin) before reaching solid rock, the Savior.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009: Luke 6:49

But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”

What does doing nothing or not digging disclose? It tells us that there are those who are expecting that their good works will outweigh the bad: they think that it is what they do that will fit them for heaven.

Thursday, October 22, 2009: Matthew 7:21

“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.

Does this mean that some Christians will NOT be in heaven? Yes, in the words of Jesus Christ Himself.

Friday, October 23, 2009: John 6:40

And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

How can you do the will of God in order to enter heaven? The key is to believe in (don’t do anything) Christ Jesus’ finished sacrifice at Calvary.