:Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.:(Matthew 7:21)

There are different types of people who seek the Lord:

The first type: Counterfeiters *hypocrites* who pretend to be religious.

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites” (Matthew 6:5).

Jesus said about them:

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven to people. You neither enter yourselves nor do you allow those who are entering to enter." (Matthew 23:13).

The second type: Superficial people who consider themselves to know the Lord. They regularly attend church meetings and engage in many services and activities, but their minds do not change. The Word has no effect on their lives because their hearts are far from the Lord. “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me” (Mark 7:6).

The third type: They come to fulfill a religious duty to ease their conscience. They perform rituals because they are accustomed to doing so. They fulfill a duty, but their hearts are set on the world and its desires, and they refuse to renew their minds.

"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect." (Romans 12:2)

The fourth type: Seeks the Lord only to receive their needs and requests.

The fifth type: These are the few who seek the Lord because He is everything in their lives.

They love the Lord with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength. They realize that God is present, hears, and sees, and nothing is hidden from Him. "And no creature is hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and laid open to the eyes of Him with whom we have to deal." (Hebrews 4:13)

Their goal is to hear the voice of the Father and be transformed. They seek purity for their hearts. The Word is planted in their hearts on good soil and bears fruit.
They repent truly and seek to be filled with the divine presence every day. Their lives are transformed, and their minds, thoughts, and hearts are renewed. They become new creations filled with the Holy Spirit of God.

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Our Heavenly Father

Help us see ourselves as we truly are. Help us to fulfill your will and desires and be transformed, O Lord.
Help us, O Holy Spirit of God.

Good morning to you, in the light of Christ.