Tuesday May 6
“He
will reward each person according to what he has done.” Mt 16:27 NIV
IT’S
UP TO YOU
The Bible says, “For the Son of Man is going
to come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then he will reward each
person according to what he has done.” Let’s be clear: how you live now will
determine what happens to you after you die. The choices you make each day
don’t come to nothing when you pass away. They matter, and they’ll continue to
matter throughout eternity. Your eternal destination is determined by what you believe,
but your eternal reward is the result of how you behave. If you believe
that and live accordingly, it will change how you think about life, how you
think about God, indeed what you do one minute from now. God wants you to know
that the positive consequences of your actions today can change your eternal
prospects in astounding and wonderful ways, and He doesn't want you to waste
another minute. You don’t have to worry what awaits you on the other side of
your last heartbeat. Others don’t decide that-you do! When the truth of this
hits you, you’ll say, “I can’t believe I’ve prepared for my children’s future
and my own retirement, but not given a thought to my real future!” One man put
it like this: “I’ve always thought about finishing well. Now it turns out that
death is just the starting gate.” The truth is that you can’t do anything about
your past, but starting right now you can change your future-one choice, one
day, one act at a time. It’s up to you.
Taken from the Word for You Today Devotional
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