6Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord— 7for we walk by faith, not by sight— 8we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. 9Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. 10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
Paul reminds us of four important aspects in these verses.
"for we walk by faith, not by sight". Remember Doubting Thomas? Remembered throughout history as the one who wouldn't believe unless he saw Jesus!
What about you?
"I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord."
Me too! I'm tired of the pain this old retched body produces!
"our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him."
Is that your ambition, to be pleasing to Him?
"10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad."
All means all! This is the scariest part! Our deeds will be shown for all to see, whether good or bad! I've done bad things in my lifetime and I am ashamed of them, but I hold on to His promise that;
Psalm 103:12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
So I hold on to my faith in Jesus Christ! I hold on the His promise!
What about you?
Blessings, David
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