WILL I SAY, "WELL DONE, ENTER IN", TO YOU? DO THE MATH
It's really not that hard to figure out. Everyone is curious as to what kind of a reception they will receive when they arrive at My gate. You should know now so there are no surprises. It is never My desire to keep you guessing as to your stand with Me. You can just do the math, to know what I will say, when your are presented before Me. To do this you simply make a comparison of constants.
First lets compare forgiveness; this is on the top on the list. Compare what I have forgiven you of, to what your have forgiven others of. I have completely forgiven you every time, of every infraction. I even covered for you when exposure would have destroyed you. Now compare that to your forgiveness record. How many times have you covered you brothers failures, like I covered yours. Do not be lenient on yourself. Because on this issue, I will not be. This is a matter of life and death, if you have not forgiven someone and you hold their sin against them, then I hold yours against you and you will perish in your sin.
Let's compare giving. Your's to Mine, on this one, compare only persentage. Your percentage to be compared to My 100 %. I gave My life for you, have you given your life for Me. Compare how much you retained for yourself to how much I retained for myself. I left all to come here for you. Please do not consider money in this equation, we are talking heart. Heart is all inclusive, to the degree I have your heart, I have your time, love, money, possessions, attention and obedience. Now be honest and do the math, how much are you retaining for yourself.
Let's compare grace. Mine to yours, compare how much grace I have given you to how much you have shown others. Compare the number of times I could have judged you guilty and had you killed, but extended grace, to the number of times you have judged and gave no grace and no growing room to those who came to you. How much slack did you give others, side of the wiggle room I gave you. When they come to your gate, how do you treat them? Child this is not rocket sience, Do the math, how are you looking?
Let's compare mercy; the mercy I have shown you is unlimited and will never be able to be compared too. However I will give you credit for each individual act of mercy, as long as you did not judge them in your heart, or leave strings attached. Each time you did not show mercy, it cancels several lesser mercies that you did show. If you showed mercy to your spouse or child and did not do the same for the stranger, you can scratch it. A lot of you try to cheat on this one, giving to your kid or relative really does not score high, because even the heathen do it. It comes out of natural affection, which is not wrong at all, but I created that affection in you, so don't use it to build your numbers.
Let's compare reputations; My willingness to lift you up, to your willingness to introduce Me to all your people. How ashamed of Me are you? No, don't even think about your church friends here, everybody try's that. I am talking about you old drinking buddies, those where you work, your boss, your customers and especially those you have been trying to impress.
Now how about your friends who don't like Me or don't think I exist, when your with them, does My name suddenly drop out of your vocabulary? You usually lie to yourself on this one. You pick out a measly off the cuff reference you made to the, "man up stairs", and think that carries big with Me. Remember I see your inner red face and know your embarrassment of Me. This one is simple, if your proud of Me, I will be proud of you. Do the math on the rest.
Finally the other big one, let's compare your desire to know Me with My desire to know you. The only reason I created you was for us to be close. I want a relationship with you and that's all. There is no reason to go further about anything. Cross out all the rest, if this is not the center of all the equations. Without this the rest really does not exist anyway. Everything finds it's source in relationship with Me. The more time you spend with Me the more you become Me, in the earth.
This is going to be the big shocker, there are so many of you that think what you are doing really counts, trust Me I doesn't mean squat to Me, if you don't know Me and I am not intimate with you. If you don't care enough about Me to get to know Me, I will just tell you to get away from Me, I never knew you. I'm sorry if that hurts your feelings, but it's better I tell you now, while you still have time to fall in love with Me. My love for you is endless and full but your love for Me, determines whether I say, "well done, enter in", or not.
Some of you I am really looking forward to meet, but many others need to do the math, and make some big changes now.
Matthew 6:12 (AMP)
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven (left, remitted, and let go of the debts, and have given up resentment against) our debtors.
Matthew 6:14-15 (AMP)
For if you forgive people their trespasses their reckless and willful sins, leaving them, letting them go, and giving up resentment, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. [15] But if you do not forgive others their trespasses their reckless and willful sins, leaving them, letting them go, and giving up resentment, neither will your Father forgive you your trespasses.
Luke 6:38 (AMP)
Give, and gifts will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will they pour into the pouch formed by the bosom of your robe and used as a bag. For with the measure you deal out with the measure you use when you confer benefits on others, it will be measured back to you.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (AMP)
For it is by free grace (God''s unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ''s salvation) through your faith. And this salvation is not of yourselves of your own doing, it came not through your own striving, but it is the gift of God; [9] Not because of works not the fulfillment of the Law''s demands, lest any man should boast. It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.
Matthew 5:7 (AMP)
Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God''s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy!
Matthew 18:23-35 (AMP)
Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a human king who wished to settle accounts with his attendants. [24] When he began the accounting, one was brought to him who owed him 10,000 talents probably about $10,000,000, [25] And because he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and his children and everything that he possessed, and payment to be made. [26] So the attendant fell on his knees, begging him, Have patience with me and I will pay you everything. [27] And his master''s heart was moved with compassion, and he released him and forgave him cancelling the debt. [28] But that same attendant, as he went out, found one of his fellow attendants who owed him a hundred denarii about twenty dollars; and he caught him by the throat and said, Pay what you owe! [29] So his fellow attendant fell down and begged him earnestly, Give me time, and I will pay you all ! [30] But he was unwilling, and he went out and had him put in prison till he should pay the debt. [31] When his fellow attendants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and told everything that had taken place to their master. [32] Then his master called him and said to him, You contemptible and wicked attendant! I forgave and cancelled all that great debt of yours because you begged me to. [33] And should you not have had pity and mercy on your fellow attendant, as I had pity and mercy on you? [34] And in wrath his master turned him over to the torturers (the jailers), till he should pay all that he owed. [35] So also My heavenly Father will deal with every one of you if you do not freely forgive your brother from your heart his offenses.
Mark 8:38 (AMP)
For whoever is ashamed here and now of Me and My words in this adulterous (unfaithful) and preeminently sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when He comes in the glory (splendor and majesty) of His Father with the holy angels.
Matthew 7:20-27 (AMP)
Therefore, you will fully know them by their fruits. [21] Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven. [22] Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name? [23] And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly disregarding My commands. [24] So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them obeying them will be like a sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock. [25] And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. [26] And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a stupid (foolish) man who built his house upon the sand. [27] And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell--and great and complete was the fall of it.
No comments:
Post a Comment