“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. (Matthew 7:21 NABRE)
As he describes true discipleship, Jesus broadens his attack on false prophets to include those disciples who perform works of healing and exorcism in his name, but live evil lives. He tells us that entrance into the kingdom is only for those who do the will of the Father. On Judgment Day, the morally corrupt prophets and miracle workers will be rejected by Jesus.*
Jesus goes further and applies his words to every Christian* when he says, “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand." (Matthew 7:24, 26)
Today, I will listen to Jesus' words and act on them with the desire to do God's will.
Saint John Fisher, whose example reminds us that, "The Church has the right, indeed the duty, to proclaim justice on the social, national and international level, and to denounce instances of injustice, when the fundamental rights of man and his very salvation demand it," pray for us.
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