Answer to Sept 7th

On September 7th I posted a blog which quoted Romans 14: 10-12: "For we will all stand before God's judgement seat...each of us will give an account of himself/herself to God."
I left you with this thought, "what will you say?"  Well, have you given any thought to this question?

Maybe as the song "I can only imagine" suggests you will find yourself unable to speak; or think about this for a moment, what can you possible say about yourself that God doesn't already know?

God through His grace gives us by faith the righteousness of Christ. As unjust sinners condemned to Hell we are made right in the sight of God not because of anything we've done but because of the sacrifice Jesus made for us through His death and resurrection.

Romans 6:23 reminds us "that the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Therefore, when that day comes and you stand before God know that your accounts will be marked "PAID IN FULL" and your sins forgiven; the only thing left for you to do is enjoy the eternal life that awaits you in the Heavenly Kingdom.

V-a-c-a-tion.

Karen and I are on a vacation together, the first we've had in a very long time.  As we travel this land I've come up with some things I'd like to share with you, but first an assignment:  Look up the following locations: Philedelphia, MS, Montgomery, AL, Selma, AL, Tuskegee, AL.  Do a little research into the history of each and then ask yourself this; did we as Christians do all that Jesus commanded us to do? 

V-a-c-a-tion

For the next two weeks Karen and I will be on vacation.  As we travel across the country I'll be sharing some of my thoughts with you.  I would like to begin

When its time

As a pastor I'm often called upon to sit with those who are dying and I have to answer a question that frequently arises, "am I going to heaven?" John 3:16 tells us "that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

I then ask myself why should anyone be afraid of dying, unless of course, they've read Romans 14:10-12; "For we will stand before God's judgement seat...then each of us will give an account of himself to God."

What will you say?

To be continued...