Day 122: The Last Word

Paul knew that he was going to stand before an unrighteous judge who would pronounce an unrighteous sentence against him – a death sentence. He said that’s not the last judgment. There’s another one lying ahead, and in eternity I’m going to stand before an absolutely righteous Judge and He will give me the due reward for all that I’ve done in His service. You see he had such serene confidence. He knew that everything was under God’s control. There was no bitterness, no regrets. What was the secret to that attitude? I believe it’s beautifully stated a little earlier in that epistle. Yet I’m not ashamed because I know whom I have believed and am convinced that He is able to guard what I’ve entrusted to Him for that day.