"AFTER THIS THE JUDGMENT"
Hebrews 9:27
There is a day coming in
which God shall judge all men. Every
man will be judged according to exact truth, righteousness and justice. The standard by which we shall be judged is
the holy law of God himself. We shall
be judged according to the books of God, in which are recorded all our earthly
thoughts, words and deeds (2 Cor. 5:10-11; Rev. 20:11-12; Matt. 25:31-46).
In that great and terrible
day of the Lord, everyone will receive exactly what is justly due to him. None will be punished who do not deserve to
be punished. And none will be received
into heaven's eternal glory who do not deserve to enter in. Those who are found guilty of any sin, or
infraction of God's holy law, shall be cast into hell. Those who are perfectly holy, holy as God
himself, shall enter into heaven (Ps. 24:3-4; Rev. 21:27; 22:11).
In that day the Judge of all
the earth, who must do right, will do right.
He who sits upon the great white throne will not show any lenience,
partiality, or favoritism. He will not
bend his law. At the bar of God there
will be no mercy and no grace. The
judgment seat is not a place of mercy.
It is a place of strict, unbending, unwavering, immutable justice.
Only the facts will be
considered when we stand before God.
Guilty or not guilty, righteous or unrighteous, holy or unholy, these
will be the only matters of consideration in that day. "Evil
pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed" (Pro.
13:21). "The soul that sinneth, it shall die" (Ezek. 18:20). He that "hath
done that which is lawful and right shall surely live" (Ezek. 33:16).
God will by no means clear the guilty. And he will not punish the righteous.
In the light of these facts,
most plainly set forth in the Word of God, it is obvious that the only hope any
sinner, any child of Adam, has of eternal salvation and acceptance with God is
that he might be saved by the infinite merits of an able, all-sufficient
Substitute.
THAT SUBSTITUTE IS THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD! Christ, by his precious
blood, has completely washed away the sins of his people, so that they are no
longer recorded in the book of God's law and justice against us (Isa. 43:25;
44:22; Jer. 50:20). And his righteous obedience to God is imputed to all who
believe on him, making us worthy of eternal life (Rom. 5:19; Col. 1:12).
This is God’s word to you.
Will you hear the sweet, blessed message of grace? This is God’s word to poor,
helpless, guilty, hell deserving sinners. Do you qualify? Are you such an one?
To you God says, “Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” May God be pleased to grant you
grace and faith to believe on his Son to the saving of your soul, for Christ’s
sake.
Amen.
Grace Baptist Church of Danville - Grace For
Today Radio Message #765
2734 Old Stanford Road -
Danville, Kentucky 40422-9438
Donald S. Fortner, Pastor -Telephone 606-236-8235 - Email grace@mis.net