Known of God

1 Corinthians 8:3  “But if any man love God, the same is known of him.”

In order for a person to get into a special event, such as a music concert or a play, most often it is required that a person has some kind of a pass, such as a ticket, to be able to enter in. You may join a large line of people waiting to get into this event, and as each person presents their ticket to the worker at the entrance, one by one they get admitted in. It is that ticket that is your “key” that shows that you can be let in. 

The ticket itself may even have been free, but you still need to have one to gain entrance, and when you show your ticket to the person at the window they know that you are able to be let in. Others may be in line along with you, but unless they too have a ticket that they have been given, they will not be able to enter in.

There are many people on this Earth. Many people who Jesus died for and wants to save. It is like Jesus has offered up a bunch of free tickets to enter into the kingdom of Heaven which anyone can come and get. Anyone can have the free gift of eternal life but they need to come to the Lord. The Lord knows those who are His. He knows those who love Him and those who don’t. It is shown by a person’s actions.

Matthew 22:1-14  “And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 

But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

For many are called, but few are chosen.”

Many people are called. Jesus wants all men to repent of their sins and come to Him. Not everyone will, but that does not change that Jesus still died for them and loves them just the same. To receive the gift of eternal life all one needs to do is turn from their sins and love Him back. The sad thing is that not everyone does, and that is why few are chosen. Few will be saved.

Luke 13:23-27  “Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.”

There will be those on Judgement Day who will want to enter through those gates into Heaven but will not be able. They didn’t keep the Lord’s commands and He will tell them, I don’t know you. They will cry and gnash their teeth but it will be too late. They should have done the will of Christ before while they had their chance, because on that day it will be too late. Their time will have run out.

When we love the Lord, it will be evident by our actions. We will keep His commandments and seek to do His will, and Jesus will see this. He knows who believe in Him and those who don’t, and when we keep His will we can know that we are known of Him.

1 John 2:3-5  “And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”

So have you gotten your ticket yet? Are you standing in line, waiting? Do you know God, and on that day will you be known of Him?

In Christ,

Andrew