WHAT YOU DO MATTERS
Ezek. 33:17-20 “Your people are saying, ˜The Lord is not just,’
but it is they who are not just. For again I say, when righteous people turn to
evil, they will die. But if wicked people turn from their wickedness and do
what is just and right, they will live. O people of Israel, you are saying,
‘The Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your deeds.” NLT
Our problem with
justice is that we don’t see the awfulness of sin like we should. We don’t see how sin wreaks havoc on the soul
like God does. We don’t see how much God
actually hates it because of what it does to us. Because God loves us and desires a pure
relationship with us, he hates sin. He
doesn’t want to see anyone miss out on heaven, but He knows most will because
of sin. Justice is God’s response to
sin. Sin must be punished.
God gives us a way
out of sin. We can have a relationship
with God through Christ. God has made a
way for us to live and not die. He has given
us the freedom to choose what kind of life we live. If we choose to live in Christ, we will be
saved from hell. If we decide to reject
God’s way and live in sin, we will not go to heaven when we die.
God knows how we are
living and the choices we make. He will
execute perfect justice on every soul.
There will be no one who will be able to avoid God on Judgment Day. He will judge us based on how we live before
Him. How we live will carry more weight
than what we claim to believe. Profession
without practice is worth nothing. He
who lives in Christ will surely live.
If we are living in
the righteousness of Christ, Christ will reward us according to what our faith
deserves. If we are not living in
Christ, God will judge us according to what our sin deserves. It is strictly up to us whether we will spend
eternity in heaven or hell. How we live
reflects the choice we make.
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