Matthew 7

²¹"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. ²²Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' ²³Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'"

This is a scary reality.. I've grown up in church all my life, taken up many different positions in leadership all claiming to serve God. But at the end of my life, it's not up to my list of good works that I have racked up, but it's my faith. For what purpose am I doing all of this? Is it for the approval of men or the glory of God?

²⁴"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. "

Like Michael said today in his sermon, practice what you preach. Practice first, and then preach it. If we hear the Truth but don't do anything with them, we're all just wasting our time.