Standing?

Are we standing on the rock, the corner stone? Are we standing on Jesus teaching? Jesus said, ”You will know them by their fruit.” The pharisees and the scribes were angry because they feared loosing their standing in the community. Their pride and greed leading their actions and words. Are we standing on Jesus teachings? What fruit are we bearing? Are we watching lest we falter?

John 14:15 If you love Me keep My commandments.

1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

Romans 13:10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

Matthew 25:34-36 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundations of the world, for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

Do we notice what is NOT listed here? Jesus came loved, taught love, healed, fed, and died that we might have eternal life. God does not ask us to fight and kill for Him. God is GOD! He needs no one to take care of Him or for Him. God takes care of us, makes a way for us, loves and corrects us. Are we putting ourselves in place of God?

Matthew 25:41-43 Then He will also say to those on the left hand, “DEPART from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'”

Matthew 25:44-46 Then they also will answer Him, saying ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not minister to You?'” THEN HE WILL ANSWER THEM SAYING, “ASSUREDLY, I SAY TO YOU, INASMUCH AS YOU DID NOT DO IT TO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE, YOU DID NOT DO IT TO ME. AND THESE WILL GO AWAY INTO EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS INTO ETERNAL LIFE.”

Are we Jesus Christ followers?

2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? UNLESS indeed you are disqualified. But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified.

The devil comes to steal, kill, and destroy by fear, hate, violence, pride, greed, lies and by whatever else he can use.

Choose this day whom you will follow. (Matthew 5-7 Follow Jesus) The benefits are eternal.