Matthew 7:21-23

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of the father that is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophecy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do 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

Wow... that hit me pretty hard when I read it a few days ago. I have been thinking about it ever since then. Can you imagine? Feeling like you had dedicated your life to God, only to find that He knew all along the works you did were not for Him. Can you imagine the shame? I can't. I can't think of anything that would be more horrifying, more painful and more shameful that this. To kneel before the throne of judgement and to hear God say, "Depart from me... I never knew you." God's grace is so abounding. All we have to do is love him and truely seek his forgiveness and it will be given to us. That's all. I will never understand how people can look at Christ and see only a cultural religion and not think about the sacrifice or the love that he gave to us a he walked a sinless life... and died the death we deserve. I want to slap those people in the face and tell them to wake up. It's right there, right before their eyes, but they don't see it. America is so frustrating...