Giving an Account
September 29th, 2008 | by tom |
But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. Mathew 12:36
This is one of the verses that our pastor had referenced last Sunday during his sermon on disciplined stewardship. One thing that has really stuck in my head all week was one of the questions that he asked and that was this…
“What if we had to come home every night and give God an account for what we have done everyday?”
Jesus tells us that an account must be given by “all”. Man and Woman. Pastor and layman. Saved and unsaved. I don’t know about you, but thats a pretty scary thought to me! I am embarrassed to admit some of the things that go through my head, and even some of the things that come out of my mouth, and in some instances, some things that don’t come out of my mouth. Most of those things I would not even share with my closest friends. But, I’m not hiding them from Him.
We are not promised any certain amount of days on earth. Nobody knows when our time is. Could be 40 years, could be 20 years, could be tomorrow on my way to work. And I am positive that many of the things that we do or say here on earth, we would never attempt to do or say in heaven!
For me, thinking about having to give an account to God on an everyday basis gives me a whole new look at the importance of my purpose here on earth. It helps keep me focused on Him, and certainly makes me think about the things that I am saying.
How about you? If we had to give an account of the things we did everyday to God, would that make a difference in the way we were living?
but this was an AWESOME post honey! And AMEN to all of it. I want so much...
