A Dose of Reality

Hebrews 10:26-30 ESV

 

For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has spurned the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? For we know him who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”

Something has really been weighing on my heart lately, and as you can see above, the first line of these passages from Hebrews states this burden I have been carrying. God tells us that no matter what we do we can ask for repentance and be forgiven, over and over again. Does this mean we should abuse God's grace? Or stand idly by and say "God will forgive me no matter what I do" or "I have plenty of time to ask God for forgiveness and be saved". I think this is a huge misconception in todays world and needs to be brought to light. I think there are a lot of people out there who actually believe it is okay for them to continuously sin against God because they are promised unlimited salvation. What people do not seem to understand is that even though we are promised God's endless grace, we will one day have to answer for our actions of the lives we have led on this earth. 

Here is a dose of reality:

^{ROMANS 14:}

¹¹ It is written:

   “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me;
   every tongue will acknowledge God.’”

 ¹² So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

One day, we will all have to give a personal account in front of the Lord for our actions on this Earth. 

John 12:48 ESV 

The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day

2 Peter 2:21 ESV 

For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

1 Peter 4:5 ESV 

But they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead

2 Corinthians 5:10 ESV 

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.

1 Corinthians 3:13 ESV 

Each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.

As you can see from all of these verses above each one of us will have to give an account for the our deeds (good and bad) that we have done while living in this body. So.....next time you say "well its okay if I do this because God will forgive me" remember...........your right. But when it comes time for you to give an account for you life in front of God, will your account be sufficient enough for God to let you live with him for eternity?

Ill leave you with this:

Luke 13:24-29 (New International Version, ©2010)

²⁴ “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. ²⁵ Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’
   “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
   ²⁶ “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
   ²⁷ “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’
   ²⁸ “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.²⁹ People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.