The Shark Tank

     Anyone who has ever watched “Shark Tank” on television is familiar with how entrepreneurs enter a room through two double doors to a panel of business “sharks” eager to dash their hopes and dreams of obtaining support or make some type of offer. Some of those entering the doors to access the Shark Tank panel come completely unprepared and are left at the mercy of listening as each panel member says, “I’m out.”  There are times when offers are made, but the entrepreneurs reject the offer because it does not fulfill the objectives they consider would make them successful.  And, if Kevin O’Leary, otherwise known as Mr. Wonderful, has made the offer and been rejected, the entrepreneur leaves the room with the echo of Mr. Wonderful’s words, “You are dead to me.”
     How sad it will be when we enter the presence of the mighty Lord of Hosts and give an accounting of what we have achieved if it has not been for the glory of God and belief in the grace, the cross, and the Son of God.
     To reject God, you will surely be left with, “You are dead to me,” or as scripture tells us, “depart from me for I never knew you.”
     

Matthew 7 
¹³ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
¹⁴ Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

¹⁵ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

¹⁶ Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

¹⁷ Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

 ¹⁸ A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

¹⁹ Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
²⁰ Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
²¹ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
²² Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
²³ And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Revelation 20

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
¹² And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
¹³ And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
¹⁴ And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
¹⁵ And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
    

     It would be good to remember and receive John 3:16-18 to ensure your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life.  No amount of preparation for success will open the doors of life if you have not accepted Jesus as your Saviour. 

⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
¹⁸ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.