--"He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father." ---[Revelation 3:5] --
---HAVE you ever stood before the judge in a courtroom and waited for the final verdict on a matter? There may be some very tense moments as you wait. Sometimes you can appeal to a higher court with your case. But there is a day coming when we will stand before God Himself, the Judge of all the earth. On that day there will be no other appeal we can make.
This is going to be a judgment of all people. "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). Kings, beggars, preachers, lay member---it doesn't matter what position we hold in this life, or whether our bodies are buried or creamated after death. Even if the ashes are spread over the sea, there will be no escape. Verse 13 of today's Bible reading says that the sea and "hell" or Hades, which means the grave, will give up their dead. All people will be judged.
What is our condition before God? Those who have confessed all their sins and been washed in the blood of Jesus can look forward to hearing Jesus' wonderful words of welcome: "Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world" (Matthew 25:34). Today's key verse assures us that if we live the overcoming life our names are written in the Lamb's book of life, and we can joyfully look forward to standing before God on Judgment Day. ~~
