READ: Deuteronomy 6:5
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.:-1 John 4:17
Loving the Lord is the best preparation for judgment. If you love the Lord perfectly, you will be safe and even bold on the Day of Judgment. Your judgment will be based on “Question One”. “Question One” is the most important question on your exam paper. “Question One” is the compulsory question. “Question One” carries more marks than all the other questions put together. Do you know what “Question One” is?
“Question One” is “Did you love the Lord?” All your judgment is going to centre on your love for God. If you love God, you will be bold on the Judgment Day.
You may have given an offering here and there whilst you were on earth. You may have donated to build a classroom block in your old school. You may have bought some bananas and pineapples for an orphanage in Africa. You may have sent an offering to support Ethiopian Jews migrating back to the Holy Land. But did you love the Lord?
Loving the Lord is very different from doing good works. It is when you get to heaven that your works will be assessed properly. The motives for what you did on earth will be uncovered. Did you do all that you did out of your love for God, or did you do it to impress your fellow men? Did you send an offering to your church so that you would be acknowledged publicly, or did you try to help the church out of your love for God?