God is a
loving Saviour and a just Judge. In the same way that His love reaches out and
touches every human being with the offer and gift of salvation to be accepted
by faith, so also no-one can escape the hand of God in judgment. The Lord justifies
the sinner on the grounds of faith in Him, a faith shown by obedience to His
Word and not by the works of the law. In this is our salvation, through His
work at Calvary, we can add nothing by our own doing, but only identify with
the death, burial and resurrection by which He purchased our salvation. When it
comes to justification of our character as believers however, each man will
find God also ready to render or return to him, according to the ‘deeds’ done
in his body! To ignore this aspect of God’s requirement, or rebel against the
righteousness He desires of us, is to merit God’s indignation and wrath,
according to our text. In fact, this is the basis of God’s judgment, not His
work of salvation in us, which is perfect, but the manner of our walking with
Him. When we will stand at judgment, we will be aligned with the requirements
of God’s Law - His Word, and measured by His holy standard! This will not be a
comparison between men to find a ‘better-than-another’, or a measurement based
on our own understanding and preference. It will not be a competition as to who
has been superior in doing or serving. It will be a personal and individual
alignment with the revealed will of God for each of us, to see just how
faithful we have been in our obedience of it, and how steadfast we have
remained in our quest to become more like Jesus. God has already given us in
His Word, all the directions and instruction we need to bring forth the kind of
fruit which pleases Him and will mark us as the Children of the Light, the
Overcomers who enter in. All that remains is to carry out our devoted,
committed obedience and diligence to the Lord. In this pursuit we must remain
faithfully till the end, that we may show ourselves worthy of the calling we
have received, and demonstrate beyond mere words, genuine thankfulness for the
salvation He has provided!
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