March 12, 2022 In Touch Daily Devotions By Dr. Charles Stanley || Saturday Message
Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotions 12 March 2022
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TOPIC: The Judgment of Believers
SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10
March 12, 2022 In Touch Daily Devotions MESSAGE
The judgment seat of Christ probably isn’t our primary consideration as we go about the business of living week after week. However, we ought to give it some serious thought, because what Scripture reveals about this event should motivate us to lead a life that pleases God.
All of us who have placed trust in Jesus will one day stand before Him to be evaluated for who we are and what we have done. The Lord will reveal the heart’s hidden attitudes, disclose every motive, and assess all our works for their eternal value (1 Corinthians 4:5).
God’s purpose in this judgment is to recompense us for what we have done, whether good or bad (bad, in this case, meaning “worthless”). The deeds that are good will receive a reward, but those that are worthless will not. Undoubtedly, we’ll regret lost opportunities to serve the Lord, but He will wipe our tears away with His great love and forgiveness.
If we’re not careful, the busyness of our culture could steal our motivation to live for that which is of eternal importance. But the certainty of our future judgment should affect the way we live now. So let’s adopt one overarching ambition in life: to be pleasing to the Lord.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 23-24
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Knowing that we’ll be rewarded in eternity, we have great motivation to live for Christ today.
March 12, 2022 In Touch Daily Devotions By Dr. Charles Stanley. He is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, both located in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stanley’s heart’s desire is to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God.