I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. I watched a lot of TV, some might say too much TV. One show I liked was the original Twilight Zone with Rod Serling. (When I was a kid, I thought his name was Rod Sterling). He would sometimes narrate the beginning of his show with “Imagine if you will…” so I want to try my hand at a short Twilight Zone type story. You have no doubt, heard of the Trump trial and Bidens son Hunter trial. Imagine if you will a society where it is not a matter of IF you will be hauled into court, but WHEN. In this future society, most everything you do or say is recorded in High Defenition. Your current cell phone is capable of recording this type of video and audio. The Prosecuting attorney never says what you are charged with, you are only picked up by agents of the court and taken to court immediately. Now, there are prepaid defense attorneys, or you can defend yourself. However, the prosecution team is notorious for being ruthless in court. No mercy offered and none ever given. So, you being responsible and performing your due diligence,  choose a defense attorney with a perfect record. You pay the monthly fees regularly and go about your day. You may even share the business card of your attorney to others and brag that this guy is great and never looses. Then, one day, it is your turn. You are snatched from your bed very early in the morning. You are taken, in your pajamas, directly to court where the prosecuter is smiling. He has a stack of papers on his podium almost a foot thick and plenty of video and audio tapes. You tell the clerk you have representation and want to make a call, but the clerk says that the defense attorney on your card is right across the hall. He offers to go and get him. You let out a sigh of relief as your attorney has a perfect record.  You stand at the defence podium and wait for your lawyer. He comes in, you recognize him as the guy on your card and you stretch out your hand to shake his and say
“Thank you Jesus!”
He looks at you, looks at his records and say
“Who are you? I don’t know you.”
You protest and say
“LORD, I went to your church, taught Sunday School, went on Missions trips in your name. What do you mean ‘You don’t know me?”
And he says
“I know you not. Your name is not in my book. I can not defend you. You are on your own”

Matthew 7:21-23
I Never Knew You – “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.

John 6:40
Jesus said, “For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day”

So I asked God last night “Lord, do you know me?” Does he know you?