…And How Will I Know?

Will anyone know what I have done? The accomplishments I have achieved? Is there anyone keeping score? How will I be remembered? There will come a time when we will reflect back on our lives and ask the questions that only others will answer when our time on Earth has been completed and we have been called home by the Lord. What will Jesus say to us when we finally see Him and kneel before Him? In the book of Matthew the Lord tells us what it will be like when He returns; 

Matthew 25:31-46 NKJV — “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. “All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. “And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. “Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: ‘for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; ‘I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’ “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? ‘When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? ‘Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ “And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: ‘for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; ‘I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ “Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ “And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

As we enter the season of giving and good will we must remember those who do not have all the luxuries and comforts of life. We must pray for the unfortunate and those who are hurting during this holiday season and at all times in life. In a age of fast pace hysteria, short attention spans and narcissistic selfies our society has a tendency to forget or ignore the needs of the underprivileged. We may not be able to minister or help all the sick and homeless but we can pray and get involved with churches, ministries and organizations who have programs to help the poor and needy. 

The Lord has commissioned us to reach the lost and help them find the path to Jesus Christ so that they may be saved and have everlasting life. If we obey His commandments and witness to those in need then we will never have to worry about what people think of us and our divine appointment with the Lord will be a joyous one. Let us always remember and keep close to our heart the two important commandments that God gave us; 

Mark 12:30-31 NKJV — ‘And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. “And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

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