Week 11, Day 3: Will They Remember?

Today’s Reading:  1 Peter 1:1-2:25

Some thoughts from yesterday’s reading…

One thought that often comes to my mind as I read the accounts of the crucifixion of Christ, such as is found in Mark 15, is the question:  At the judgment, will these people remember their role in the crucifixion of Christ?  Will it be brought to their attention?  Will they be reminded that their judgment is based on those actions?  And, the answer is yes.  They will be reminded of these sins (if they did not repent) because that is the very reason that God will condemn.  He will declare, based on their actions, that these people can not enter into the eternal reward.

That is a scary thought, because it is not true just about those who crucified the Son of God.  It is true for every single person who has sinned (which is all of us, Romans 3:23) and refused to repent.  If I choose not to turn away from sin in this life, I will have to face it again when I come to the judgment (2 Corinthians 5:10).  I cannot escape the judgment to come.  What I must do is make sure that I take care of my sins while I can still do something about it!

We have the opportunity now to make sure that we turn away from sin, so that we don’t have to worry about it when we come to judgment.  We will not have to have our sin replayed for us, like so many in the world around us.  Even if our sin is not so severe as those who crucified the Son of God, it will be severe enough to condemn us.

The encouraging side of this thought is that even those who did crucify the Messiah could have their sins forgiven!  Can you imagine a God so forgiving that He can forgive even that atrocity?  Our God is able to do that!  And, if He can forgive those sinners, we can have confidence in the fact that He can (and will) forgive us as well!

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