Col 3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Col 3:24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Col 3:25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
Knowing that of the LORD
Ye shall RECEIVE the reward of the INHERITANCE
For ye SERVE THE LORD CHRIST
But he that doeth WRONG
Shall RECEIVE for the wrong which he hath DONE
And there is NO RESPECT of PERSONS
We know, we who choose to serve the LORD in truth, in His love, by His grace, by His mercy, through His righteousness, all by faith- we know that we shall be rewarded with the inheritance of eternal life with HIM.
So many people desire to live forever, or if not live forever here on this earth they desire to live in a much better place- that place commonly known as heaven where nothing is wrong or can go wrong, where all is wonderful, peaceful, loving, and sin free. The trouble is- most people DO NOT want to live forever in Jesus' love, they want to live forever in their own love.
Lately, more than usual it seems, there have been a number of deaths among my friends and family. Constantly there are memorials put up on the social network- Facebook about how that person is now in heaven, that person is now an angel, that person is happy now and no longer suffering. The only part I agree with is that person is no longer suffering. Biblically the dead are sleeping, knowing nothing, in the grave at rest. Biblically there are angel beings but humans upon death do not become these angels they are an entirely different entity from us. Biblically the dead are not happy, they know nothing and cannot praise anyone or anything from the grave. People WANT to believe this of their deceased loved ones because it brings them comfort thinking that death wasn't the end of it all for their loved ones, that somehow they are still alive and in their lives, in some form we cannot fully comprehend as long as we are living.
These deceptive lies have been woven for thousands of years by Satan and he has perfected his art until the majority of people are caught up in his sticky web of untruths. You can't really tell these people to stop believing as they do, they don't want to listen, why would they? Their lies bring them comfort and peace.
The truth is, as mentioned above, most people want to live forever in happiness- but NOT necessarily the happiness that comes through believing in the truth of our SAVIOR'S LOVE. They want their own love to reign and that means living with their own desires, their own longings, their own ways and truths.
Knowing that of the LORD
Ye shall RECEIVE the reward of the INHERITANCE
For ye SERVE THE LORD CHRIST
Serving the LORD CHRIST this, and this alone is the love that will lead us to that eternal reward, to that inheritance only He can offer to us. If we refuse to serve the Lord Christ in love right now here on earth, preferring rather to serve ourselves, what makes us possibly believe that we shall inherit eternal life?
The thing is, all those who are busy serving themselves right now do NOT want to serve the LORD CHRIST. And if they do not want to serve the LORD CHRIST right now, why would they want to serve Him for an eternity? They wouldn't. Their idea of life eternal and happiness is contrary to the truth of the LORD'S Love.
We must serve the Lord Christ now, in HIS love, through His power, all by faith.
But he that doeth WRONG
Shall RECEIVE for the wrong which he hath DONE
This is truth.
Unforgiven sin is left upon the one committing that sin and each, and every one of those sins will be punished. Truthfully they shall receiving for the wrong they've done. As much as we'd love to believe that every human being- which has their own group of loved ones- will get a free pass into eternity when the Savior returns- the truth remains that only those serving the Lord Christ in sincerity and truth will claim eternity by the sacrifice of our Savior. To serve the Lord Christ is to LOVE HIM FULLY, to live with Him IN US our HOPE of glory!
And there is NO RESPECT of PERSONS
No one is given special treatment. No one is exempt from needing to serve the LORD CHRIST, no one. You might be born into a very religious family and raised religiously but that is no guarantee for eternal life, none. You might be born into pure misery, poor, sick but that too is no guarantee for eternal life. We must serve the LORD CHRIST. Only HE knows who serves Him in truth, we cannot judge anyone, not a single person! He alone knows the truth.
He allows us the truth in Him and we are each individually accountable for that truth.
May God help us to serve the LORD CHRIST in LOVE, in truth!
Please, Lord, we are fully at Your mercy.
All praise, all glory, all honor, all love to YOU always!
Col 3:24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Col 3:25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
Knowing that of the LORD
Ye shall RECEIVE the reward of the INHERITANCE
For ye SERVE THE LORD CHRIST
But he that doeth WRONG
Shall RECEIVE for the wrong which he hath DONE
And there is NO RESPECT of PERSONS
We know, we who choose to serve the LORD in truth, in His love, by His grace, by His mercy, through His righteousness, all by faith- we know that we shall be rewarded with the inheritance of eternal life with HIM.
So many people desire to live forever, or if not live forever here on this earth they desire to live in a much better place- that place commonly known as heaven where nothing is wrong or can go wrong, where all is wonderful, peaceful, loving, and sin free. The trouble is- most people DO NOT want to live forever in Jesus' love, they want to live forever in their own love.
Lately, more than usual it seems, there have been a number of deaths among my friends and family. Constantly there are memorials put up on the social network- Facebook about how that person is now in heaven, that person is now an angel, that person is happy now and no longer suffering. The only part I agree with is that person is no longer suffering. Biblically the dead are sleeping, knowing nothing, in the grave at rest. Biblically there are angel beings but humans upon death do not become these angels they are an entirely different entity from us. Biblically the dead are not happy, they know nothing and cannot praise anyone or anything from the grave. People WANT to believe this of their deceased loved ones because it brings them comfort thinking that death wasn't the end of it all for their loved ones, that somehow they are still alive and in their lives, in some form we cannot fully comprehend as long as we are living.
These deceptive lies have been woven for thousands of years by Satan and he has perfected his art until the majority of people are caught up in his sticky web of untruths. You can't really tell these people to stop believing as they do, they don't want to listen, why would they? Their lies bring them comfort and peace.
The truth is, as mentioned above, most people want to live forever in happiness- but NOT necessarily the happiness that comes through believing in the truth of our SAVIOR'S LOVE. They want their own love to reign and that means living with their own desires, their own longings, their own ways and truths.
Knowing that of the LORD
Ye shall RECEIVE the reward of the INHERITANCE
For ye SERVE THE LORD CHRIST
Serving the LORD CHRIST this, and this alone is the love that will lead us to that eternal reward, to that inheritance only He can offer to us. If we refuse to serve the Lord Christ in love right now here on earth, preferring rather to serve ourselves, what makes us possibly believe that we shall inherit eternal life?
The thing is, all those who are busy serving themselves right now do NOT want to serve the LORD CHRIST. And if they do not want to serve the LORD CHRIST right now, why would they want to serve Him for an eternity? They wouldn't. Their idea of life eternal and happiness is contrary to the truth of the LORD'S Love.
We must serve the Lord Christ now, in HIS love, through His power, all by faith.
But he that doeth WRONG
Shall RECEIVE for the wrong which he hath DONE
This is truth.
Unforgiven sin is left upon the one committing that sin and each, and every one of those sins will be punished. Truthfully they shall receiving for the wrong they've done. As much as we'd love to believe that every human being- which has their own group of loved ones- will get a free pass into eternity when the Savior returns- the truth remains that only those serving the Lord Christ in sincerity and truth will claim eternity by the sacrifice of our Savior. To serve the Lord Christ is to LOVE HIM FULLY, to live with Him IN US our HOPE of glory!
And there is NO RESPECT of PERSONS
No one is given special treatment. No one is exempt from needing to serve the LORD CHRIST, no one. You might be born into a very religious family and raised religiously but that is no guarantee for eternal life, none. You might be born into pure misery, poor, sick but that too is no guarantee for eternal life. We must serve the LORD CHRIST. Only HE knows who serves Him in truth, we cannot judge anyone, not a single person! He alone knows the truth.
He allows us the truth in Him and we are each individually accountable for that truth.
May God help us to serve the LORD CHRIST in LOVE, in truth!
Please, Lord, we are fully at Your mercy.
All praise, all glory, all honor, all love to YOU always!
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