Praise our Lord for the wonderful discussion and sharing last night (RHG) on Accountability, led by Peggy and Clarence. In the beginning, I was not convinced about its significance in the Bible or its relevance to any Christian living. However, as the evening progressed and especially through both Bible passages in my devotion this morning, my eyes were opened to the importance of accountability in every “moment by moment” of my life….
"For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us." (Isaiah 33:22)
“ Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.” (2 Corinthians 4:2)
From these passages, I realized that every word of my mouth (encouragement or criticism, sharing of the gospel or promises), every action (seen or in private) and every thought (choices, decisions, negative/positive intentions) will be judged by the Almighty, some day. Even more specifically, we will be judged according to the greatest commandment: how we love God and how we love others.
As I ponder upon my own relationship with God (how I should love Him, serve Him, trust Him, and obey Him), many passages came into mind…
“… for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:16)
“ He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”(Luke 21:2-4)
As for my relationship with others, including family, friends and church members,
“ And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.” (Matthew 10:42)
“or God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’”. (Matthew 15:4)
“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” (Matthew 5:44)
As I ponder upon my own relationship with God (how I should love Him, serve Him, trust Him, and obey Him), many passages came into mind…
“… for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:16)
“ He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”(Luke 21:2-4)
As for my relationship with others, including family, friends and church members,
“ And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.” (Matthew 10:42)
“or God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’”. (Matthew 15:4)
“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” (Matthew 5:44)
In the end, the question “Would you live your day differently if you know that you only have a few hours left on earth?” will be the same as “How would you live life differently if you know that you will be judged by our Lord?”.
“All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.” (Proverbs 16:2)
“All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.” (Proverbs 16:2)
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