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CHRISTIANS SHALL BE JUDGED
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
2 Corinthians 5:6-10
1 Corinthians 3:12-15
“Wherefore we labour, that …
we may be accepted of him.”
 
CHRISTIANS SHALL BE JUDGED
 
There is a certain carelessness in Christianity today where those who profess to be believers feel they can do anything they want because there is always forgiveness in Christ. They show little concern to bear a good testimony for Christ, or to give a good account of the things which they do in the present body.
 
The Bible teaches otherwise. 2 Corinthians 5:10 says, “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.” The judgment seat here is the Greek word bēmatos. This word is often used to describe a raised dais or platform from which a judge would ascend to chair a tribunal.
 
In this case, the judge is none other than Christ who will judge the works which every believer has done in the body. The nature of the judgment is not with regard to the salvation of the believer. Rather, it has to do with the quality of service. All the works which we have done will be revealed before Christ, whether it be good or bad. Nothing will be hidden from His eyes.
 
The nature of the judgment of believers is spoken in greater detail in 1 Corinthians 3:12-15: “Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.”
 
As believers, our desire should be to hear our Master say, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant … enter thou into the joy of thy lord” (Matt 25:21). Wherefore, we ought to strive to be able to give a good account before our Lord. How are you faring?
 
THOUGHT: Have I done my best for my Master?
PRAYER: Father, help me to give my best for Thee.

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