December
17, 2017 Sunday Week 3 Day 1
For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of
Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has been done in the body,
whether good or evil. 2 Corinthians 5:10
We forget that there is the bad side
to the Good News. Or more likely we
really just want to forget that the Good News that Jesus came to save us if
that He came to save us from our sin.
We like to forget that we are broken
and that we have not just allowed sin into our lives but that we have enjoyed
it! We like to remember our good deeds
while trying to forget the bad deeds and to not see the darkness in our hearts.
And judgment is something that
brings fear into our lives like for many seeing a police car makes them slow
down even if they are not speeding.
Guilt and our hearts drive us to fear judgment.
I remember a teacher I once had who
told me that a test was not something to fear but that it was to show where I
needed to improve. From that I learned
that judgment in my life was also God showing me where I needed to see His help
to improve.
But why is there judgment in
heaven? I think there are two very good
reasons for this. First, is that we will
see how much God has forgiven us.
Second, we will see the deep love God has shown in forgiving us and
dying for us.
As you honestly look at the bad news
in your life may that increase your joy in the Good News we discover in
Christmas!
I HATE TO MISS WORSHIP! I also hate I didn’t get to go to the Cantata
at First which had their choir and Panther Creek UMC’s choir. But I knew if I went I wouldn’t make it
through the service and I didn’t want someone to have to take me home and have
to miss the Cantata. I listened to the
podcast of an earlier service at First and worshipped with them. Worship while better when joined with others
is still possible when alone. In fact we
never are alone. We join with all of our
brothers and sisters in Christ and heaven itself when we worship God!
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