It
is clearly stated in the Bible that it is appointed for men to die
once and after that, he must face judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Also, 2
Corinthians 5:10 says this, " For we must all appear before the
judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due
us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad."
Now, what are the two important remarks we will hear from CHRIST when
we face Him in the Judgment? Here they are:
1.)
Well done good and faithful servant!
The
LORD JESUS told a parable of the bags of gold which is likened to the
kingdom of heaven. It is written in Matthew 25:23 that the Master who
entrusted five bags of gold to His servant was pleased because the
servant put his money to work and gained another five bags so He said
this to His servant, “Well
done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few
things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your
master’s happiness.”
In addition, Matthew 25:31-40 say this, “When
the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, He
will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered
before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a
shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on
his right and the goats on his left. “Then the King will say to
those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take
your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of
the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was
thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you
invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and
you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you
hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When
did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and
clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit
you?’ “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did
for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did
for me.”
In other words, when you do love others and help them the LORD will
be pleased and He will give you heaven.
2.)
I never knew you, depart from Me!
That
is the famous statement stated by the LORD JESUS in Matthew 7:23. He
said in Matthew 7:21 that “not
everyone who says to Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of
heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in
heaven.”
And
the Father’s will is we should love one another. Let me quote
Matthew 25: 41:46,
“Then He will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who
are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his
angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was
thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you
did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I
was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ “They also
will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a
stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help
you?’ “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not
do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ “Then
they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal
life.”
Upon
knowing and meditating on the above-mentioned verses, I felt scared
because the LORD will judge us based on our motives and deeds. And if
we do bad or ignore the needy even if we have something to give them,
the LORD will punish us. But, it is not yet too late for us my dear
reader. As long as we still have a life we should repent, turn away
from our wicked ways, turn to our Savior and GOD LORD JESUS CHRIST,
and do His will that is to love Him and our neighbors. If you haven't
received CHRIST yet, please pray this simple sinner's prayer:
- LORD JESUS, our Ever-loving, and Everlasting GOD and Father, I believe that You are the One and Only True Living GOD as stated in 1 John 5:20. Thank You for loving me and dying on the cross just to save me from sin and hell. Please forgive me from all my sins and cleanse me from all my unrighteousness. I repented my sins. Please come into my heart and be my GOD and SAVIOR. I love You, LORD. Amen.
If
you have prayed that simple sinner's prayer sincerely my dear reader,
you are now ready to have a relationship with JESUS. Please seek a
Christian Pentecostal or Baptist church in your area and join in
their weekly church service, hang out with good and loving
Christians, be baptized, declare JESUS publicly as your LORD and do
His will that is to love Him and others. And love means prioritizing
JESUS' and others' happiness. If you do these, you will receive your
inheritance which is eternal life in heaven. Thank you for reading
this piece of writing, my dear reader. I pray that LORD will guide
you and give you His Holy Spirit and we will see each other in heaven
someday. I love you with the love of the LORD. May GOD bless you. To
the LORD JESUS, thank You so much LORD for inspiring me to write this
article and share this gospel with my readers. I love You, Papa. All
glory, honor, highest praises, and thanksgiving are Yours.
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