"I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His Kingdom." 2 Timothy 4:1 NKJV
Paul was still very much looking to the Second Coming of Christ when he wrote this letter to Timothy from his damp, cold and dirty cell. However, he would still have had in mind the fact that each one of us will have to face the judgement of Christ at the end of time.
It is well documented in the bible that we will all face God and our works will be judged. This can be a scary thought as we can automatically begin to feel that we are not worthy and will not make it. We will, as long as we remain in Jesus. However, this surely encourages us to carry out our work carefully and faithfully. One of the things that has to change is our fear of people. Our final judge will be Jesus, not those who feel we didn't do this right or, we should have done this instead of that. After all, at the end of the day, we are serving Jesus not man or ourselves.
Criticisms from people can offend and hurt us but, it is what we do for Jesus that matters. If He is satisfied then it really is satisfactory, despite what people think. We should never seek the approval from man, over God. We all like to be told that we have done a good job but, that is where it should end. God is the one who is our ultimate satisfaction.
Actually when we begin to seek the approval of man it demonstrates our insecurity. Constantly asking if this is all right and if we did something ok is a weakness that we need to overcome. It is honourable to do the very best for someone, this is what Jesus would want us to do. But, if we continually need to go and demonstrate what we have done for someone, we are seeking approval. Our strength is in Jesus; He is the one that says, 'Well done'. In fact, this should always be our goal. To do something for Jesus that brings Him pleasure is our aim.
At the end of each day, wouldn't it be nice to hear Jesus say to you, 'Well done'. There is nothing greater than knowing that we have pleased Jesus and it is not hard to accomplish this. As long as we live for Jesus, we are on the right road to hear this daily; and one day, when we stand before Him, hear the phrase once again when He opens the book with our name on it.
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