After This The Judgement
Good Morning,
We live in a godless, corrupt world because so few have any fear of God. We have stopped teaching children that there is a God in Heaven before Whom they will stand.
Romans 2:15 “Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)”
vs. 16 “In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.”
God will judge the “secrets” of men – the things that are done in the dark in places where lights are turned low – all of it will be judged!
Luke 12:2 “For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.”
vs. 3 “Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.”
I sure am glad that our sins are under the blood! I am thankful our sins were all judged at Calvary! But – there is still a judgment of believers; their works will be judged and revealed before all.
Matthew 12:36 “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”
Every idle word? That is what the Bible says!
Psalms 139:2 “Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.”
vs. 3 “Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.”
vs. 4 “For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.”
Where we sit and stand, and that which we think on are all known. God knows all our ways and every word from our tongue. God is perfect in holiness, and that thought ought to bring fear into our hearts.
Ezekiel 11:5 “Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.”
(1Chronicles 28:9)
These verses simply touch the surface of the volumes of Scripture that ought to make us fear the judgment. We will face God! We will stand before Christ at the Judgment Seat, and the lost will stand at the Great White Throne. Every one of our children, grandchildren, friends, and neighbors will stand in judgment!
If there is no judgment, why not live for money, pleasure, and self? If there is no judgment, who cares what anyone else thinks. Who cares about honesty, decency, or honorable living UNLESS THERE IS A JUDGMENT! Only then there is a reason to be good.
Hebrews 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”
May we live as if we believe that day is coming. May we teach these truths so others will live with an air of concern and fear.
Pastor