His Will is what we so want to be well within. Let’s pray:
Lord, help. These are Your words and I want to see the right meaning in them. I want to understand them. Help, Lord.
I’m going to talk about these two verses in reverse order. Hopefully you will see why.
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.
12 “So then, in everything treat others the same way you want them to treat you, for this is [the essence of] the Law and the [writings of the] Prophets.
Your heart (not your literal heart, it’s what makes you you) matters. Your actions matter. Your words matter some but your actions matter far more. If you want to enter the kingdom of heaven there are actions you must take.
Treat others, in everything,
the same way
you want them to treat you.
He’s going to tell us in a few chapters that Love is the command which is His will. Love, is defined here in the Amplified bible, as doing the best for another’s benefit. Love is always action. He will tell us what the will of God is too, to believe Him. Praise Jesus.
So the question is, how do you want to be treated?
Treat others that way.
Help us, Lord Jesus.