Judgment Day

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God (Romans 14:12).

We don't like to think about standing before God to be judged, but each one of us must do so one day. Some mistakenly think that if they ignore spiritual concerns, they will have no effect on them. Wrong. Denying God does not make Him less real or His Word less true.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad ( 2 Corinthians 5:10).

The truth is that we all serve one of two masters. We either serve God of we serve Satan, and if we do nothing, we serve Satan by default. Likewise, we will all be judged and either be sent to an eternity with God in Paradise or an eternity in hell with Satan. We are saved as a free gift by accepting Christ. However, once we are truly saved, we will want to please our Heavenly Father and put serving Him above all else.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon (Matthew 6:24).

Neither can we seek worldly rewards and expect to still be rewarded by God. The world's values are opposed to His, and we must not love the things of the world more than we love God. How committed are you to your faith? Where do you think you'll stand on judgment day? It's not too late to start making the right choices.

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Then shall he say also unto them on his left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels (Matthew 25:34 & 41).

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