The Question Is?

 Bible Reading: II Corinthians 5:1-10

Key Verse: Verse 10 – “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.”

Key Words: For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ

The question is not, “Am I rich or poor?” The question is, “Am I living for God’s glory? Am I using the riches of God to reach others for Christ?” If I’m poor the question is, “Am I so deep into depression and bitterness that others can’t see Christ living in me?” So the question is not, “How much do I have?” but “How have I used all I have?” 

Like the stewards in Luke 19, one day we will stand and give an account, not of how much we had but of how we spent what we had! None of us as believers can escape the judgment seat of Christ. 

The following is taken from the Paul Harvey’s “what it’s worth” department. 

Gary Tindle was in a California courtroom charged with robbery. He asked and got from Judge Armando Rodriquez permission to go to the bathroom. While the bathroom door was guarded – Mr. Tindle climbed up onto the plumbing and opened a panel in the ceiling. 

Sure enough, a dropped ceiling with space between. He climbed up – and into the crawlspace – and headed south. He’d gone thirty-some feet when the ceiling panels broke from under him and dropped him to the floor... 

Right back in Judge Rodriquez’s courtroom. 

Today, let us each determine not to be haughty if we have or disheartened because of what we lack; but let us determine to live for God’s glory!

 

                                                                                                Dr. Mike Rouse

What to do: 

✞ Use what you have for God.