Prayer – Lord, time is clicking away. I never knew that getting old would happen so fast, but here I am—old—well at least older than I was! Ha! Now, I’m reading that Peter wrote, it’s time for judgment. It begins with God’s household—all of His adopted children…all of us Christians. I appreciate that for Christians, You’ve already taken care of that. What a marvelous plan that our Father God had from the very beginning. He is…You are…an awesome God. I’m keeping on doing what I know is right in Your eyes…and trusting You that You will never abandon me or forsake me. Thank You.
So be happy when you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people's affairs. But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name! 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? And also, "If the righteous are barely saved, what will happen to godless sinners?" (Proverbs 11:31) So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you. 1 Peter 4:14-19 (Underlined for emphasis.)
Meditate
on these verses. Consider “judgment.”
What time
is it?
There is no judgment against anyone
who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been
judged for not believing in God's one and only Son. And the judgment is based
on this fact: God's light came into the world, but people loved the darkness
more than the light, for their actions were evil. All who do evil hate the
light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those
who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing
what God wants. John 3:18-21
I find that very reassuring. No judgement for the believers. In one of my favorite Psalms, it indicates that the wicked will be judged.
They (the wicked) will be condemned
at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly. For the
LORD watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to
destruction. Psalm 1:5-6
Will it be fire...
forever...
for the wicked?
Where do
you walk or stand with the Lord? Are you on a path with wicked folks…or a godly
path? The choice is for each of us to make—and that path will determine where
you’ll spend eternity. With God or without Him. Choose wisely.
Verses
of Salvation ~ Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may
your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus
Christ comes again. God will make this happen, for he who calls you is
faithful. 1
Thessalonians 5:23-24
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