There are many messages from various Christian thought leaders that come from a place of Truth, the Bible. Yet, there is a greater overriding Truth, the Gospel, that must be the central focus of every message or the message is diluted and can be deceiving. Signs, wonders, miracles, prosperity, healing, prophecy, etc., can come from someone who doesn’t even know Jesus. How can someone become so deceived that they would get to judgement day and this happen…

Matthew 7:21-23
21  “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.  22  Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’  23  And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!

Faith can move mountains, right? Can you have faith that moves mountains and not be a Christian? Can you do miracles in the name of Jesus and not be a Christian? Can you preach the “Kingdom” and not know Jesus? When I read that scripture, I have to say “Yes, it is not only possible, but that very thing is absolutely going to happen!” According to the words of Jesus,” MANY will say to me in that day”. How? Because their hearts were never really set on following Jesus, but came from a position of “what’s in it for me?” Many will say, “I will make Jesus a part of my life and do what the Bible says I can do.” and miss Heaven. Then some will say, “I abandon my life and my own will to do the will of the Father…no matter what that looks like! Lord, here I am!” Signs, wonders, miracles, prophecy, following the abandoned heart points to Jesus and the Good News, not the gift or the vessel dispersing the gift. It will come from a heart of compassion for the lost and broken, not from a “look at me” position. It will lead people to choosing to make Jesus the Lord of their lives…no matter what that looks like or what is in it for them when they see an abandoned heart with No Ulterior Motives. When we make Him Lord, then we were bought with a price and we are His bondservants. Bondservants to the King, joint heirs with Christ, we are no longer our own. Wow, what a humble honor to be chosen to serve the King of Kings that gives us Eternal Life. What more do we need, to consider ourselves blessed?

So, what does it look like to be a follower of Jesus? Earthly Prosperity? Large ministries that can fill buildings full of people? Inspiring music? Encouraging words of prophecy? Miraculous wonders and healings at our hands? These are all things that people can do without knowing Jesus at all. Tony Robbins has changed the lives of millions to live powerful earthly lives and has created miraculous results in breaking strongholds in people’s minds, ALL with no mention of Jesus and submission to the will of the Father. There is a power within us to do amazing things that does not lead to salvation. Most everything the gurus use in their processes is outlined in the verses of the Bible. Truth works with or without Jesus being the Lord of the one operating in the Truth. God has given every man the power to create, but the power doesn’t render eternal life.

How can we die to Self AND put all our focus on what makes us “feel” good? If the will of the Father was for you to be in prison, beat senseless, spit on, mocked, nothing but the clothes on your back, called names and hated, would you do it? Would you come to the conclusion that it couldn’t be God’s will for you to be without earthly blessings? How full would churches be if they spent their time warning people of all the awful earthly things that could happen if you accepted Jesus? What if they said, “if you choose to follow Jesus, your life could look like this…”? Then read through the New Testament and give some examples of what the Gospel brought to the lives of those that followed the will of the Father. Peter, Paul, John… JESUS! Were the awful things that happened to them, in the natural, His will for their lives, or did they lack the faith to do and have all the things in life that God really wanted for them? Instead of doing without, experiencing the greatest of hardships, being imprisoned, being crucified, He proved His
perfect will by giving them large houses, the best in transportation, servants, and a long life filled with all that the earth could offer? If they would have just had more faith, then maybe they would have been better examples of what the Kingdom of Heaven looks like, where there is no lack, no pain, no struggle, and no enemies.

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