Getting a Good Report Card

Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints! For the Lord preserves the faithful, and fully repays the proud person. Psalm 31:23 I’ve got some good news and some bad news – and which it is depends totally on you. The news is that, in some ways, God gives people exactly what they deserve. In the Scriptures, we see this in two scenes. In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul teaches us that all believers will stand before God one day to give an account of our faithfulness. On that day, God will review everything that we have done since the day we trusted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We’ll be rewarded for all eternity for the things that we did to honor Him. The rest of our actions - the ones done for selfish motives - will burn up and turn to ashes. At the end of the Bible we find the Great White Throne of Judgment, where believers are rewarded and unbelievers are punished for eternity. Of course, without Christ, we would all be deserving of the same eternal punishment. Bust Jesus paid the price as a substitute for our punishment. These scenes in the Scriptures aren’t put there just to fill up space. They are important lessons God wants to impart to us. The choices we make today are very important. In fact, we will receive a report card at the end of our lives, and we’ll live with the results for all eternity. Even in this life, we’re given what we deserve. God rewards our faithfulness in many ways. He preserves us, blesses us richly, and gives our lives meaning and peace. But we also pay for wrongdoing. In this life, arrogant, self-absorbed people often pay the price of strained relationships and other heartaches. Both in this life and the life to come, God gives us what we deserve. You can count on it. Are you ready for your report card? What choices do you need to make today so that you’ll get a good report card on the Day of Judgment? Truth@Life can help you, regardless of your location. Call 248-396-6255 or email me at curtis.songer@gmail.com for a free consultation. If you receive value from these blogs, please consider donating to keep this blog site up and running. This ministry cannot continue without the generous donations of its readers. Just click on the "Donate" button in the upper right. For more info on help I can provide check out http://truthatlife.com/ or email me directly at curtis.songer@gmail.com