I Do Not Know You
I remember hearing a story one time of a groupie of a famous singer who tried to get backstage after a concert. All the man wanted to do was to meet the object of his admiration; yet because he did not possess a pass, he was turned away. Not to be denied, the man supposedly followed the singer to an exclusive restaurant and attempted to gain entrance by saying, “I’m with him.” When the “maitre d” asked the singer to confirm the man, he said, “I don’t know him,” and he was denied entry.
Will you be denied?
I can’t help but to see a spiritual parallel here. Matthew 25:1-13 tells of five foolish bridesmaids who tried to gain entrance to the wedding; but the Lord said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you” (v. 12). They were denied entry because they were unprepared for His arrival. In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” These ones will be denied entry into heaven because they have not satisfied what God requires of them.
What about you? Where will you stand in the Judgment? Perhaps you will be pleading your case before God, saying, “But I loved You! I believed in You! I worshiped You!” – only to hear Him say, “I do not know you. Depart from Me.” Friend, you do not want to hear those words. What a sad and terrible day that will be for those who thought they were saved but did not do what God told them to do that they should be saved. Are you really prepared for that Day?