Memory Verse this week…
And
just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment….
Hebrews 9:27
Judgment is used 173 times in the New
Living Translation of the Bible. Of course there are multiple uses of that
word. Some people just don’t have good judgment. Proverbs writes about
that. The judgment used here in Hebrews
is the Final Judgment. We will all have to stand before Christ one day…and be
judged for our actions here on earth.
So we are always confident, even though we
know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord.
For we live by believing and not by seeing. Yes, we are fully confident, and we
would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home
with the Lord. So whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our
goal is to please him. For we must all stand before Christ to be judged.
We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in
this earthly body. 2 Corinthians 5:6-10
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We will
each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil…. Receive what we
deserve? How can that be? By human nature we all deserve to be judged as evil…but
remember, Christ died for our sins. Those who accept His sacrifice have been
washed clean, our sins forgiven—by His mercy…not our good deeds.
Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient.
We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were
full of evil and envy, and we hated each other. But--"When God our Savior
revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous
things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins,
giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously
poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. Because of his
grace he declared us righteous and gave us confidence that we will inherit
eternal life." Titus 3:3-7
When we who believe in Jesus as our Savior
are “judged” God won’t see our sinful nature…but He will see us as Jesus Christ
presents us—washed pure and spotless. There is a description of this in the
book of Revelation.
After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to
count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front
of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held
palm branches in their hands. And they were shouting with a great roar, Salvation
comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb! Revelation
7:9-10
Will you be wearing a white robe, standing
before the Throne of God during the Final Judgment? The choice is yours.
Prayer
~ Lord Jesus, Thank You for taking my sin upon Yourself to the Cross. I eagerly
await the call for the believers—Your church—to come up to Heaven to be with
You forever. As I stand before Your throne in the day of Final Judgment—I long
to hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant” not only for myself, but for
each and every one of my Christian family and friends…and believers around the
world and throughout time. May we be faithful servants…and may You never tire
of saying that to the millions who believe in You as their Lord, Savior,
Redeemer and Friend. I praise You.
Daily
Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 22-23; Psalm 57
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photos by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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