2 Corinthians 5:10
No matter what you do
(good or bad), no matter how much you lock away in your heart or secret closet;
the word of God reminds us today that we all must appear before the judgment seat of Christ… This should provide cause for concern for the
unbeliever; however, this statement should also provide encouragement to the
man or woman of faith who knows that they will stand before the Lord knowing
that they have walked in His will and not the views or opinions of this world…
There are things done in the dark that will come to light, there are situations
that have been suppressed which will rise again and the notion to think that
you can or have gotten over is simply foolish and a device used by the enemy
which many fall victim to… This message today is not to say that you have to be
perfect; this message is to remind you that your focus and the motivation of
your heart which led to actions must be founded upon the directive and promises
of God… This is why David can be called a man after God’s own heart; this is the reason why Moses can be
seen on the mount of transfiguration and the same reason why Peter could preach
and point 3,000 souls to Christ after denying Him… We can try to cover up things for our entire
lives, we can try to pull the wool over many peoples eyes and may even been
successful in deceiving some; however, we are reminded today through Paul’s
letter to the church of Corinth that God not only knows and sees all, but that
we will be judged by the things we do on this earth as well… This passage is not
one to fear; however, it is one that should cause us to examine our lives and
focus our attention on being the person that we were created to be in Christ…
We all make mistakes, we all sin and continue to fall short, but I am thankful
that God not only looks beyond our faults, but that He can see the heart that
we have… Don’t confuse this statement and think that its okay for us to walk in
sin, in reading this passage it informs me that we must have a heart and desire
to turn from sin and be the beacon light that we are to be… God will judge us
and He will weigh the decisions that we have made along with the desires that
lie within… David took another mans wife and slept with her, in the end he was
called a man after God’s own heart… This wasn’t because of the sin he
committed, but because the heart for God that he had… Just like David we fall
short, but what desires lie within you? These are the things that will motivate
you to correct your wrong, overcome your mistakes and seek to live according to
the will of God… Accountability is the driving force behind Paul’s second
letter to the Church of Corinth… We all have heard the saying, “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t
make him drink…” Paul reminds us today
that we have been afforded a (n) opportunity to live a life according to God’s
will; however, the choice is up to us whether we will or we will not… Regardless of the decision you make or have
made, one thing is for sure and that is that we all will stand before the Lord… The bible tells us in Romans that we all have
fallen short of the glory of God; every man and every woman has entered this
world as sinners and made mistakes along the way… We have made decisions that
we regret and have gone to bed many nights trying to undo choices that we made…
Understand that we all have slipped here and there; however, the importance of
today’s scripture is to know that we will all stand before God in judgment…
This concept is not a bad thing, but rather an opportunity for us to understand
that it is not about the decisions we make, but rather about how we deal with
bad choices! Jesus knows that we have fallen short; He knows that we have made
mistakes, but He is judging the content of your heart and how you seek
resolution for problems… Again, remember that God called David “…a man after his own heart…” He saw David’s flaws; He knew and noticed
David’s bad choices, but He still called him a man after my own heart… David
choices were bad, but he learned from them and made good out of them… David
killed a (n) innocent man, stole his wife and even disobeyed God, but look at
the reaction of David through his psalms, look at how he fell prostrate before
the Lord… David refused to eat, he refused to ignore his mistakes and pains and
came to terms with the death of his son (whom God took from him)… As soon as
David received word that his son was dead, the bible says that he got up and
went into the temple of the Lord! David meant well (even when he messed up and
fell short), he was after God’s own heart because he desired to do right, he
desired to do better, he was seeking God through his life and suffered some
bruises along the way… In the end he too will
stand before God and will give an account for all that he has done! Judgment
isn’t a bad thing, if you know that you have made some mistakes but are seeking
to uplift the kingdom of God with
your life and heart… Today’s scripture says
we will be judged whether good or bad… Bad things will come, bad choice will be
made; however, the key is to make sure your good outweighs your bad!
Erma Bombeck said it
best; “When
I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a
single bit of talent left, and could say, I used everything you gave me…"
BE BLESSED!!!
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