Sorry…what’s your name again?
According to Matthew 7 it’s possible that we could one day show up in Heaven, after living a life that revives the church and transforms the world, and still have God look at me and say, “I’m sorry…what’s your name again? I don’t know you.”
Apparently…many will get there one day and say… “Wait a minute…we preached in your name…we cast out demons in your name…and we preformed miracles in your name.” But He will reply with… “I never knew you.”
It’s so easy to confuse work for God with walking with God. Its so tempting to seek the work of His hands and not the glory of His face. I’m guilty of the dangerous subtlety of paying attention to the work of God while ignoring Him.
The fear that one day He will look at me and say, “Sorry…what’s your name again?” drives me to my knee in the pursuit of intimacy with Him. I guess that is the most healthy fear possible.