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Devotional for November 14, 2026

BUILDING A LIFE THAT MATTERS

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Matthew 7:21KJV

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.

Additional Verses

📖 Genesis 26:1-14; Psalm 127:1-5; Matthew 7:15-29

In Matthew 7:21, Jesus Christ clearly states the condition that qualifies you to enter the kingdom of heaven. It is not your membership to the most popular religious organization of today or what you do at Church that is physically noticed by those around you. It is not even how you donate goods to the poor or how you speak in unknown tongues. The condition that qualifies you to eternal life is doing the will of the Father in Heaven. Obedience is a choice we prove with our faith. Doing the will of the Father in Heaven, is genuinely and earnestly living a life of obedience to the Word of God. God is moved by a heart that obeys quickly. Joshua was commanded to obey the Word of God so that he would be successful and prosperous. Joshua 1:8 says, “This book of the Law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shall meditate therein day and night , that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein; for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous , and then thou shalt have good success.” When you obey the Word of God, and do what it says, you are certainly likened to the wise builder who built his house on the rock; and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. (Matthew 7:24-25). This is the life that matters in the sight of our Father in Heaven, the life founded upon the Word of God. However, if you hear the Word of God and you do not act upon it, you are certainly likened to a foolish builder who built his house on the sand; and the rain descended, the floods came and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall. (Matthew 7:26-27). Today I am therefore encouraging you to build a life that matters by being obedient to the Word of God. Stand on Christ Jesus the solid rock, no matter the adverse situation around you because all other ground is sinking sand. Alleluia!

Prayer

Help me Father to build a life that is founded upon Your Word so that I will be qualified for eternal life. In Jesus Christ’s name I pray. Amen.