Monday July 11, 2011

Read 2 Peter 3:10; Genesis 20:1-29

Judgement is a scary and terrible thing to talk about. In fact, it’s been blacklisted by many in the church as a topic of preaching or teaching. Many simply refuse to speak of it. Many believers simply refuse to read any of the Old Testament because of the judgement that it speaks of and displays.

But God is not changing and different in Old and New Testament. The judgments of the Old Testament prefigure and foreshadow the judgement coming in the New Testament when the Lord Himself returns. They fundamentally act as a warning for believers and non believers alike.

The judgement coming upon the world is such a terrible and frightening event that Jesus repeatedly warned us to keep watch, to pray and to do anything in our power to make sure that we are on the right side of the Lord. Before that Day of Judgement there will be signs in heavens, nations will be in uproar and the love of most will have grown cold. When the Lord returns He will return with wrath and vengeance upon all who have rejected Him or spurned His Lordship. Romans 14:12 shows how we Christians will fair on that day.

So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

We will not be judged or condemned with the world but we will be asked to account for every word, every thought and every action that displeased God. It will not be a pretty sight or pleasant for many believers who live loose lives, sinning and transgressing without much ado.

When we are tempted to sin or when we are seeking to make excuses for our sins we need to be asking ourselves ‘How will I explain this to the Lord on the day He returns?’ or ‘How can I account for this sin?’ The simple answer is ‘I CAN’T. Don’t do it. It’s not worth it!

Prayer:

V Pray for God to raise up new leaders at Student Life at USQ, and pray that students will be reaching their friends with the gospel.

V Pray for Student Life's initiative with the it’s launch in Perth this year.