Die and Be Judged

Prayer – Lord God, I submit myself to You…to Your will and Your ways, knowing that I will one day I will die and face Judgment. May all that I think, say and do today be acceptable to You. If not, please forgive me and show me the right path to take that You would rescue me in my trials.

Graves at the Mount of Olives
Jerusalem, Israel

And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment…. Hebrews 9:27

For God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell, in gloomy pits of darkness, where they are being held until the day of judgment. And God did not spare the ancient world--except for Noah and the seven others in his family. Noah warned the world of God's righteous judgment. So God protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood. Later, God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned them into heaps of ashes. He made them an example of what will happen to ungodly people. But God also rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a righteous man who was sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people around him. Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day. So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment. He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority. These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling. But the angels, who are far greater in power and strength, do not dare to bring from the Lord a charge of blasphemy against those supernatural beings. 2 Peter 2:4-11 

God didn’t spare the angels who sinned…those are the ones who fell with Satan. God is pure. He can only have purity around Him—no sin. That was the whole purpose of Jesus being the sacrifice for our sin…so we can one day stand before God—sinless. 

Gather before judgment begins, before your time to repent is blown away like chaff. Act now, before the fierce fury of the LORD falls and the terrible day of the LORD's anger begins. Zephaniah 2:2

 

For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God's household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God's Good News? 1 Peter 4:17 

Judgment begins with God’s household—those who belong to Him. What a message Peter gives us! Judgment will be a terrible fate for those who have never obeyed God's Good News. Like those fallen angels, the non-believers, disobedient people will be cast into the outer darkness…or the fiery pit. That will be a terrible place to spend eternity. The choice is ours where we spend eternity…with God or away from Him. God’s judgment will reflect our choices…our obedience to Him…our willingness to serve…our attitude towards Him…our holiness and purity. Our holiness and purity are a reflection of Jesus’ sacrifice and our acceptance of His gift to us. That would ultimately be the gift of eternal life. Where do you stand with the Lord? We never know just when we’ll die and face judgment. Are you ready?

Verses of Salvation ~ When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:20-23

 

And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Romans 5:5 

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