Now I Know
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.' ~Matt. 7:21-23 Before I ever knew this scripture, I knew that not everyone dies and goes to heaven. I knew that separation from God was not a good thing and I wanted to know the truth about what happens when we die. As a child, I always wanted to go to church, which was a problem for me because my family didn't attend church. I would find a way to go off and on with friends and my mother was more than happy to take me and drop me off (which I was always embarrassed by). I was baptized when I was 10. I remember being asked if I believed Jesus ...