I may stink at what God's called me to do but I don't have the luxury of
changing the assignment I don't have the luxury of changing what He said to do
just because I don't do it well and what's done often this people will
retreat to what they do well and forsake what He's called us to do we don't
have that luxury our gifts our skills are valuable they're important they are
part of our offering to the Lord but we cannot lose track of the very fact that
God has called us to invade the impossible and demonstrate His love
demonstrate His purity demonstrate His power and so that's what we're gonna
look at today so the first person the scripture will look at is in Matthew
chapter 7 in fact both portions of Scripture we're going to look at today
are in Matthew the Gospel of Matthew so Matthew chapter 7
Matthews 7 verse 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 many will
say to Me on that day Lord Lord have we not prophesied in Your name cast out
demons in Your name and done many wonders in Your name and I will declare
to them I never knew you depart from Me you who practice lawlessness I'd like to
suggest that there are actually two parts to the lesson Jesus is trying to
instruct this crowded the first is concerning the will of God He said just
because you if you call me Lord it has to be demonstrated by your obedience
interestingly Jesus was in a similar crowd and His disciples came to Him and
said Your Your Your mom's outside waiting for You and Your brothers Your
sisters your family's out there waiting for You and Jesus made this statement
that probably sounded rude at the time but He said anyone who obeys me anyone
who does the will of God those are My brothers My sisters My mother what is He
saying He's saying you can't find your identity apart from obedience those who
do the will of God those who yield to the assignment the Commission that God
has given that's where we wait it's like the identity in Christ it's like
two-part epoxy obedience seals what was revealed in Scripture yes Bill that was
an extremely good point two-part epoxy you got it all right well let's leave it
there I was expecting a little a little bit of smile at least those one of those
loud smiles something like that I'm teasing you because
I'm in a teasing mood it was sunny yesterday world apart and
last time I saw it sunny today I am so happy you know what I did yesterday
nothing nothing I walked around my property just enjoying Sun
we got reacquainted I hadn't seen him for a while ago oh my two parts to this
He said just because you call me Lord if you don't do the will of God you can't
call me Lord you you can't call me Lord and not obey right so what is the will
of God well the broadest definition is found in
what's what we usually call the Lord's Prayer which is Your will be done on
earth as it is in heaven so it's the reality of that world changing affecting
the reality of this world every other comission Jesus gave every other
assignment He gave was actually an expression of that overall comission the
overall comission heaven to earth it became practical when He said I'm gonna
send you out two by two you're going to all heal the sick that are there find
the peace fill people minister them make sure deliverance comes cast out demons
cleanse lepers raise the dead that's a very specific so what is the will of God
if they're sick heal them all right that's what I've got so when He says He
says don't call Me Lord and you disobey Me when I give you a commission pray for
the sick I'm not saying that's the only way we demonstrate the will of God but
don't ignore it because it's part of the is part of the program don't say He's my
Lord and yet you don't pray for the sick you don't confront somebody's tormented
with dreams well I don't know how to deal with demons tell them to leave
start there start there just just just pretend like
you're standing in Jesus's clothing and His shoes and use his name and come
against that demon tell him to break off that person's life just this nonsense of
torment stops today but we you know you the whole point was you can't call me
Lord and not do when I would I the will of God the will of My Father in heaven
the second verse though verse 22 He says many will say to me Lord Lord have we
not prophesied in Your name cast out demons then many wonders in Your name
what group is that those are the people that don't have the relationship with
God but they know enough spiritual truths to demonstrate His authority and
prophesy and heal the sick doing the will of God so the first group they
don't even try the second group they try it but there's no relationship depart
from Me I never knew you so people will say well here this is evidence we're not
supposed to pray for the sick and stuff no it's the opposite here's the deal if
people who don't have a relationship with Jesus can use His name and people
can get healed those who know Jesus have no excuse