September 12, 2010

2 Corinthians 5
What a chapter to meditate upon the glory of Christ! He is the One who will clothe us with immortality (4). He has given His Spirit as a down payment (5). He is the One who will judge us (10). He is the One who loves us unconditionally (14). He is the One who died and rose again for us (14,15). He is the One who made us a new creation (17). He is the One who reconciled us to God (18). He who knew no sin became sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in Him (21).
All across the world corrupt judges receive bribes from people wanting the judgment to go their way. Why? The judge holds the power to make or break a person's life. We will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. He will judge us. His judgment is just. Knowing only our sin, that is a terrifying thought. But our judge is also the one who knew the penalty of our sin and our sin, before we were even born. He loves us in spite of our sin! He died to reconcile us because of our sin. He rose again to deliver us from the power of our sin. He is coming again to deliver us from the presence of sin. This is the One who is judging us! Indeed we serve a glorious King! Speak His glory to someone today!
--Pastor John