06/10/2026
Many People Are Confident They're Right With God. Jesus Says They're Not.
Last week we talked about the broad road and the narrow road. So today, when many will say "Lord, Lord," that means many people on the broad road are convinced they're on the narrow one.
That creates a tension. They believe they're walking the narrow road, but they're not. And they come to Jesus saying, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name? Did we not cast out demons in Your name? Did we not do many miracles?"
We look at people like that and think, whoa, they really must be a man or woman of God. They read Scripture from the stage. They dropped some cool insight about God in small group that nobody else knew.
But it could all be false activity, because look at what they bring before Jesus. Not their surrender, not their faith, not their obedience, not their trust. They bring a list.
And religion loves a list. Many will say "Lord, Lord," and then they rattle off everything they've done. I prophesied in Your name, I drove out demons, I did miracles. Check, check, check.
So what could that mean for us today? Lord, I went to church, I did my devotion, I posted a Bible verse on Instagram, I upped my tithing, I served in Kids Min once this month, and I made it to small group a couple times. Check, check, check.
We can stack up a list of accolades. But friends, we've got to be deeper than that. Jesus isn't asking for our activity. He's asking for our heart.
Because we're not saved by works. We're saved by faith.
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