It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything here on the good ol’ blog, and I haven’t been on Facebook much either. Other “stuff” has just been a bigger priority. Life is changing…for the good…and I’ll tell that story soon (gotta love the anticipation).
Over the past couple of days, though, God has been working on me about the topic of us knowing Him and Him knowing us. It’s what the Christian walk is all about…a personal relationship with Him. He wants to know us. We get to know Him. And we’re not talking about some superficial, “Yeah, I know who God is” thing. We’re talking about actually getting to know God…having a personal, authentic relationship with Him.
As I was reading Scripture this week, it became even more clear how important this is…it’s the only test we get in the end:
“Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom,
for many will try to enter but will fail.
When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late.
You will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’
But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
Then you will say, ‘But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
And he will reply, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you come from.
Get away from me, all you who do evil.’”
Luke 13:24-27, NLT
What’s the real test at the end? It’s not about how much good you did versus how much bad you did. You don’t get a screenplay of your life played out before you. There’s no record of how many times you went to church or didn’t fall asleep during a sermon. There’s no mention of which denomination you belong you (or which political party).
It boils down to one simple question: Does Jesus know you?
In other words, do you have a relationship with Him? Does He know you and do you know Him? That’s it.
Simple.
Not easy.
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