Go read the passage, please!
This whole passage overall is sort of talking about
obeying God’s laws and getting into the Kingdom of Heaven. Basically, they go
hand in hand. In order to get into the Kingdom of Heaven, we have to make sure
we are following God’s laws. Jesus goes so far as to say that those who do many
things in his name will not be known to him on judgment day. He points out how
important it is that we be trying to follow God’s laws. Now, this ties in with the fruit trees
comparison. If people are like fruit trees, our actions, words, and very lives,
actually, should reflect what we believe. If we are trying to be lights for
God, our life should be evidence of that. If our lives don’t look like we’re
trying to live for Him, or especially if they look like we’re intentionally
going against Him, we probably are. We need to ensure that our life’s fruit is
good. Sure, every good bunch has a few bad apples – we’ll all sin at least a
few times in our lives – but a tree that’s a good tree produces almost entirely
good fruit. Christians who are really following God’s laws should be like that
– there will be mistakes, but their lives should reflect their effort to live
for God. When we are living our lives like this, we are building up solid
foundations beneath ourselves. Those who don’t are like people who build on
sand – when rain comes, it washes away. All those who have built on the word of
God, though, have built on rock, and their houses will stand strong. Basically,
Jesus is reminding us of how important it is to listen to God’s laws and his
(as in Jesus’) teachings. If we don’t, we may just be giving up our pass into
the Kingdom of Heaven.
That shall be all! God bless! Shalom!
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