Saturday, May 2, 2009

The will of the Father

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. (Mat 3:10) Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. "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. Many 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?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from Me, you evildoers!' (Mat 7:19-23) The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. (1Jn 2:17)

What then is the will of the Father? ...The God of our fathers has chosen you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from His mouth. (Acts 22:14) In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's Grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ. (Eph 1:7-9) He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the who is and who was and who is to come (Rev 1:8) and He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. (Col 1:17) In Him is the will of the Father. Only Hear Him!

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