Daily Reflections From Higher Things®

Today's Reading: Matthew 7:15-23 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 17:20-47; Acts 26:24-27:8 "Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 7:21) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Our Lord warns us that there will be false teachers to be wary of. Christians want to do this, but we don't always recognize false prophets and false prophets don't advertise that they are false! As Christ said, they come in sheep's clothing, though inwardly they are vicious wolves. He says there is a way to know the difference between the false and the true: "You will know them by their fruit." But some false prophets will even preach Christ and perform miracles in His Name. Surprisingly, some of these hypocrites won't even know they are hypocrites! Jesus says they will be confused at the Last Day, saying, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your Name, and cast out demons in your Name, and do many mighty works in your Name?" It makes us w