Living to Hear: Well Done

Our Motivation for living godly lives should be to please the Lord, to be able to stand before Him at the Judgment Seat of Christ and have Him say 'Well Done, thy good and faithful servant'.  We are to have an attitude like the Apostle Paul as he said in Philippians 3:14 'I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus' NKJV

Keep our eyes on the goal my friend because one day we will stand before the Lord and be held accountable for what we did in His name.  II Corinthians 5:10 says 'For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad'.  The first time I heard about the Judgment Seat of Christ, it set a spirit inside of me of accountability.  It set in me a drive to strive to keep my motives in check.  It was sobering to me to hear that there are rewards that I could have received if only I had not missed the opportunity.  It made me want to be a better Christian, to not take my salvation for granted but to bring honor and glory to God in every aspect of my life.  Imagine, staring into the face of Christ, one on one, and seeing your entire life before you as He sees it.  No hiding, no putting a better spin on what you did because He knows everything and He knows your heart attitude.  I don't want to have to say I gave my second best, but rather I gave my best to bring You honor and glory.  Live each day for the Lord my friend because we never know when He will return.  To learn more about the Judgment Seat of Christ click this link: http://empoweredbiblestudy.sermon.tv/Exploring_End_Times/2237710