Regarding God's Judgment
Will tomorrow come for you — that is, will you enjoy another day,
And if your life ended now, what would your record (in Heaven) say?
Would it be eternal life or destruction that you’d discover,
And might you falsely think that grace, your neglected wrong would cover?
Remembered wrong, I'm meaning here, or what God may clearly point out,
In other words, things it’s possible for you to do something about.
For where you've forgotten, or are unable, grace will cover you,
But what grace will not cover, is you not doing that which is due.
Yes, such silly risks are taken daily by Christians everywhere,
Just treating every day as though they have plenty more days to spare.
Hence why many lose their lives before they have put those wrong things right;
Oh, what could be the price that they pay for such foolish oversight?
No, we can’t afford to play with grace, this life of ours, or others,
For the justice in God’s Law, such wrong behaviour soon uncovers.
Thus, every day we need to live as though every day is our last,
Putting right the wrong that we do, and even wrongs within our past.
Thinking that God will overlook the many wrong things that we do,
Is presumption at its best, which simply leads to what we may rue.
For via the Holy Word of God, we've been given ample warning
That being: That we shouldn't let God's investigation catch us yawning.
Satan is like a roaring lion, for he knows that his time is short,
Hence why he's seriously upset with those warning, “Don’t get caught!”
Therefore, he makes God’s judgment scene appear invalid or benign,
And all those ones who warn of it, appear as if they’re out of line.
Though warnings about God’s Judgment some once gave in ways that weren't best,
Now in the other direction, the pendulum has swung with zest.
For now we're seeing grace purred, and God’s Judgment scoffed at, or downplayed,
And a lesser focus on His Law — while lives — above — still get weighed.
Those warnings about God’s Judgment scene, folk still need to hear today,
In fact, the need is greater, given we're seeing more Christians stray.
Yes, it's hardly the time to relax, for more concern is needed,
Given that the evil God warned of, has increased, not receded.
Those who're doing their best to walk rightly, are covered by God’s grace,
But should they choose to walk wrongly, they will simply such grace displace.
For it was never God’s intention that His grace should cover sin,
But that through His enabling, the victory over sin we’d win.
Thus, we should make sure that we're following God correctly today,
For we could miss out on eternal life should we choose to delay.
Yes, death can strike us unprepared, and therefore, therein lies the need
To much more carefully think about all those things that we should heed.
And therefore, will you heed God’s warnings, changing ways and righting wrongs,
And by giving your full allegiance to the One whom it belongs?
And will you also ask of God today, that He impart to you
More wisdom and inner strength so that you will know and live what’s true?
My dear friend,
Someone else might be affected by any wrong choice that you make,
And which path might it be — that as a result — they then choose to take?
And could that one be me, perhaps — and hence why here I ask of you:
Will you please consider how your decision might affect me too?
By Lance Landall
