When It's Been Said and Done

 When It's Been Said and Done

Matt.7.21 - "Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

This life is a journey that has a beginning and definitely an end. Everyone has a purpose and obligation to fulfill. The question before us today is when everything is done and finished on earth, when the giver of life, grace and Talents blows the final whistle. When the master and owner of your life calls for reckoning. What's going to be your final report? What are you going to tell the King and Judge of all?

Our lives here on earth is like a journey of pilgrims. We are all here on pilgrimage for a while. A time will come when the Lord who gave you all that you are and have comes asking how you trade with them. Will He respond to you like those great men, who did a lot of wonders in His name, healed the sick, raised the dead, even converted souls but whose own souls were not redeemed. What would be the gain of all the servants on earth who were known, famous and busy in the service of the Lord, and at the end of their journey being rejected and disowned by the Lord they claim to have served. 

When it's all been said and done, only one thing will matter. Have you done your best for the Lord’s reward? Did you live your life for Him? The truth be told, many of us who claim to serve the Lord, only do so for their own pocket and self aggrandizement. They work for God like an employee waiting to be paid their salaries at the end of the month. Many like the Pharisees have received their reward already, and so there would be nothing left to receive when it's all over here. Don't eat all your rewards here, keep some if not all for hereafter. How do you think your end will be if it happens to be this moment?  Don't think you still have time, check yourself thoughtfully and sincerely today and amend your ways. Tomorrow may be too late! 

Readings : Matt. 7:15-23; Matt 24:42-52;  2Cor. 5:1-15. Click here 

Prayers: 

Oh gracious Lord, help me at the end of my labour here on earth to see your face and find a place with you in Your kingdom. Keep me away from every selfish ambition and love for earthly gains that may cause me my ultimate reward. May I never end my life in an eternal waste bin in Jesus Christ’s mighty name I pray. Amen