The Bible speaks in John 5:22-23 (NASB95) 22 "For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son, 23 so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
And also in Acts 10:42 (NASB95) 42 "And He ordered us to preach to the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead.
Jesus is the Judge, one of the roles that He will execute when He comes again.
But this judge will be able to give the right judgment. He has also the authority and the right to judge because He is the Son of Man (John 5:27). In Heb 4:15, we understand that this judge, also our high priest and the Son of Man, has gone through what we have gone through yet overcome. He has been through the temptations that we are exposed to and yet overcome. He has been through the difficulties that human has to go through yet overcome. He has been through the feelings that we experienced and yet overcome. He has been through what humanity has gone through yet without sin. All these give Him the right to judge correctly and without error.
Therefore at the judgment of God, whether we are believers or not, we cannot excuse ourselves by saying "God, you do not understand my situations and difficulties" because Jesus understands and had demonstrated the right way. We are all accountable to God and responsible for the things we do.
Let's pray for God's grace upon our lives, especially that we can live the way whereby at the end, we can receive the praise from God (1 Cor 4:5) and that we can be the good and faithful servants of His.
Reflection: Are we confident to meet the Lord Jesus confidently knowing that the works we do will gain praises and rewards from Him?
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