Do All In The Name Of The Lord Jesus Christ Colossians 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him. Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. Matthew 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Matthew 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Matthew 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Matthew 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye. Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is Holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Matthew 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Matthew 7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Matthew 7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? Matthew 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in Heaven give good things to them that ask Him? Matthew 7:12 Therefore ALL things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Matthew 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto Life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Matthew 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Matthew 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. Matthew 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Matthew 7:19 Every tree that bringeth NOT forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the Fire. Matthew 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall KNOW them. Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in Heaven. Matthew 7:22 Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy Name? and in Thy Name have cast out devils? and in Thy Name done many wonderful works? Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity. Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon A Rock: Matthew 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon A Rock. Matthew 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them NOT, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: Matthew 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. Matthew 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine: Matthew 7:29 For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Isaiah 56:1 Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye Judgment, and do Justice: for My Salvation is near to come, and My Righteousness to be revealed. 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the Faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is IN you, except ye be reprobates? Galatians 6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of Faith. Colossians 3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Romans 14:10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall ALL stand before the judgment seat of Christ. Ephesians: 2. 8. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, lest any man should boast. 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must ALL appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. As Saved, Born Again Believers IN Jesus Christ we should “always” do our very best when we do a job as “if” we were doing the job for Jesus Christ our Lord alone and for His glory. We should “never” give second best. Our names and our own reputation as a Saved, Born Again Believer IN Jesus Christ is at stake. We should “never” do a job that is less than our best, or a job that we are shamed of doing. A parable has been told of a carpenter, who on the verge of retirement, was coaxed into building one last home by a wealthy client. The carpenter was pressed by his own thoughts of put his working days behind him, so he made decisions to cut corners on the project. He used inferior materials and his workmanship was suspect, at best. Clearly his heart was not in the work. Eventually, the carpenter finished the home. It looked good from the outside, yet the carpenter felt guilty, as he knew the quality of the home was not up to his old standards. On the day that the wealthy client was to take possession of the home, the carpenter received word from the client saying, “I’m aware of your reputation as a builder. I know how hard you’ve worked for your clients throughout your career. So, I wanted to reward you at your retirement. I’m giving you the house you’ve just built.” The carpenter was shocked! If only he had known beforehand that this was to be his home, he would have built it with the finest materials and workmanship. But, now it was too late. ***** We “all” build our lives, much like a carpenter builds a house. Our home building materials are “what” we build our lives with and includes characteristics such as Faith, Love, Grace, Mercy, Forgiveness, and Kindness (or their opposites). And our workmanship looks at the “how” we build our lives. Are we living purposefully, pursuing excellence, working with all our hearts, in the name of Jesus and for His Glory? Or, has shoddy workmanship been the story of our lives? Too often we forget that we’re building our own house. One day the house-building project that is our life will be completed. And each of us will stand before the Lord and give an account of our workmanship. Don’t be like the carpenter in the parable above. Be prepared. Build intentionally. Build it right. Our motivation ought to be to hear Jesus Christ say to us, “Well done thou good and faithful steward, enter thou into the joy of the Lord.”
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