"And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account." (Hebrews 4:13)
What does that verse really say to you?
What is that going to look like when we each stand before God and give an account of our life?
Our sins have been washed away by the blood of Jesus. We're under the covering of God's grace. We are eternally saved.
But we still have to give Jesus an account of our life.
I would be dishonest if I said I wasn't a little afraid of that day.
Because I know the things I've done since I became a Christian. Some things I'm not proud of. Things I'm even ashamed of. How can I stand before the God of grace who willingly hung on a cross and died a brutal death on my behalf so that all my sins could be forgiven forever and tell Him of all the ungodly things I did as a Christian? How will I be able to bring myself to utter those words? Confess to all the shameful things I did in His sight?
It gives me great pause to number my remaining days and consider my ways in the few years I have left in this present life.
What things do I spend the majority of my time and resources on? What issues am I most passionate about? What am I known for?
What will be my legacy?
What about you?
What is the hill that you will die on? The things you're the most passionate and outspoken about?
Now put all that in the context of the Day you stand before Jesus at the Judgment Seat of Christ for believers, where you will give an account to Him of every deed you did in the body, both good and bad.
"Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad." (2 Corinthians 5:9-10)
Kind of puts things in a new perspective, does it not?
-God is Love and Love Never Fails.
