The Judge
Pastor Charles Stanley
During our life on earth, Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. However, as
our days here draw to a close, and especially at the end of time, He takes His
seat as Judge and prepares to reward believers for the good things they did in
His name.
I think there is a widespread misconception that God the Father will be our
judge. But it is Christ who gave us, His followers, the charge to go into the
world and make disciples (Matt. 28:19). Therefore, He has been given the right
to determine which of our actions and thoughts furthered His goal (John
5:22).
Christ is an impartial judge. He is not influenced by what others think or
say, but rather, He determines what is right and good based on His honorable,
just standard. We'll be stripped of our worthless works--in other words, the
actions and words we used for selfish ambition or vain conceit. All that will
remain are the worthwhile things we thought, said, and did to honor God. These
are the valuable parts of our lives for which we will be rewarded.
Reward is the whole point of placing believers before the judgment seat of
Christ. Shame and guilt over past sin and mistaken motivation have no place
there (Rom. 8:1). Our loving Savior is eager to show us our heavenly
treasure.
Christ will expose the real you at the judgment seat by casting away the
worthless things you've done. What remains will be the man or woman who
endeavored to please the Lord. Let us determine to be powerful reflections of
our Savior, both on earth and in heaven.
Meredith Andrews - Not For A Moment
This is a pre-release song from Meredith's upcoming January 2013 album "Worth It All".
Many times in the Bible we are told that God will not forsake us, not for a moment. Written by Meredith, Jacob Sooter, and Mia Fieldes.
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