Day 2

You Follow But Do You Know Me?

 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’”  (Matthew 7:21-23 ESV)

 Imagine all those friends you have on Facebook for a second. Now imagine that one of them spots you at the beach or mall or wherever and walks up to you. You don’t really know them well enough to have a conversation. Most likely, you don’t even know their name. To make things worse, they attempt to bring up the few things they know from your profile or the status update you posted recently… awkward right?

We are guilty of doing the same to God! All too often we take little tidbits from the bible or offer up a little prayer (much like a tweet) to God when we think about it. Maybe we even go to youth group and serve at camp. What God really wants though, is a deep relationship that is meaningful and rich. Deep down, we all want the same.

So how do we get that relationship with Him? Daily devotions, constant prayer, fellowship with believers, worship… the list goes on and on. Living a life that is holy and set apart from that of the world is near the top of the list. Believing that Jesus Christ died for your sins and is the Son of God is the first step in that relationship.

Now imagine you doing the ’Facebook friend’ thing to Jesus when you stand before Him at His throne… awkward right? Don’t let your relationship with Jesus be a shallow one, as this is the most important friendship you’ll ever have. The last thing you want to hear on the day of judgment is “I never knew you…”