I love to sing worship songs that express a desire to know the Lord. Because truly it is my heart felt prayer to know Him more and more. However, I shudder when I read the passage from Matthew chapter 7 that says, 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!' " (Emphasis added)
It strikes a godly fear in my heart to read that there are some who will think they knew Him but were never known by Him. So in addition to the worship songs I sing and the prayers that I pray to grow everyday in my knowledge of God, I also pray that The Father would know me. I often use David's prayer from Psalm 139:23-24 as my own, Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
I have more thoughts on this passage. But I shared these few hoping to hear from you.
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