“’Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.”
“”Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.” “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’”
Matthew 7:22-23 NASB
Not doing the will of God HERE ON EARTH, even if it’s ministry activity is considered lawlessness. Lawlessness because they do it out of self will, they haven’t surrendered to Christ.
When Jesus is Lord, it’s his will being done, our wills, our ambitions, our wonderful vision for how things should be is dead, it requires a surrender, a yielding to the spirit of Jesus in all, Jesus’ will is revived in all, not the pro at the top of some heirarchy.
If one man must dominate and have his will done by all to keep a group of Christians united and together then it’s that mans kingdom. Take him out and things disintegrate. This is lawlessness even the group is doing noble ministry stuff.
I’ve seen this many when a pastor leaves or resigns, or is driven out, his loyal followers disband and leave in a hurry. He kept them united, he motivated their work, he united them in the struggle. It wasn’t Jesus because Jesus hadn’t left and doesn’t change.
It had always been that leader who was their mini lord, mini religious king, this is not the Lordship of Jesus or the kingdom of Jesus Christ.
This is wordily lawlessness and it’s everywhere, it won’t last.
