Standing in Line
At some point, we all will find our selves in that place. Time, as we
know it, will not really be what concerns us as we wait for our turn.
All men will come to that place.
Your number might 38,925 or it might just be 23....but no matter how long it takes, it will be your turn. It will not matter who "pastored" you, or even who fathered you. It will just be about you.
Then your number - or your name will be called....or you will simply know it is your turn, like the myriad of souls around you. The crowd will part to let you go through - or maybe you will step out from the line and make your way to the front. However the case may be, you will eventually come to that place...all men will come to that place.
The judge will look down at you; no man will ever be as great or tall or all encompassing as He is. He will look into your face and you will gaze into GLORY - and at that point, you will know that the judge knows it all. The things you have never said to anyone, the reasons behind the reasons you give for the actions you take, the evil behind the good that has been done or the good in what was termed to be evil.... He who has seen and knows it all will look into your total nakedness as you stand before him....and you will know that He knows it all.
Maybe HE will ask "why", though you both will already know why. Maybe HE will listen to you stutter through your explanations. Perhaps, you will try to rationalise why someone else was the reason why certain actions were taken, why you allowed certain failings, maybe attempt to explain, based on "emperical proof" and "firm facts", why hormones or the dictates of societal "norms" were the reasons for your embrace of evil. Perhaps, infidelity was "unavoidable", pulling down another to climb was mere "competition", not following purpose was de-emphasised by "more pressing" needs, and yet, whatever means of communication may be employed on that day as you attempt to explain, you will know that He knows it all.
You will also know that the decision made about you on that "day" will be final with no grey areas - and will be totally irreversible - and ALL men will come that place.
And when it's all being said and done, when your life is the movie to be watched by saints, angels and the I AM, may the outcome not be "Depart from me", because, when it's all being said and done, ONLY the outcome of that moment will determine if your WHOLE life was meaningful...after all.
Your number might 38,925 or it might just be 23....but no matter how long it takes, it will be your turn. It will not matter who "pastored" you, or even who fathered you. It will just be about you.
Then your number - or your name will be called....or you will simply know it is your turn, like the myriad of souls around you. The crowd will part to let you go through - or maybe you will step out from the line and make your way to the front. However the case may be, you will eventually come to that place...all men will come to that place.
The judge will look down at you; no man will ever be as great or tall or all encompassing as He is. He will look into your face and you will gaze into GLORY - and at that point, you will know that the judge knows it all. The things you have never said to anyone, the reasons behind the reasons you give for the actions you take, the evil behind the good that has been done or the good in what was termed to be evil.... He who has seen and knows it all will look into your total nakedness as you stand before him....and you will know that He knows it all.
Maybe HE will ask "why", though you both will already know why. Maybe HE will listen to you stutter through your explanations. Perhaps, you will try to rationalise why someone else was the reason why certain actions were taken, why you allowed certain failings, maybe attempt to explain, based on "emperical proof" and "firm facts", why hormones or the dictates of societal "norms" were the reasons for your embrace of evil. Perhaps, infidelity was "unavoidable", pulling down another to climb was mere "competition", not following purpose was de-emphasised by "more pressing" needs, and yet, whatever means of communication may be employed on that day as you attempt to explain, you will know that He knows it all.
You will also know that the decision made about you on that "day" will be final with no grey areas - and will be totally irreversible - and ALL men will come that place.
And when it's all being said and done, when your life is the movie to be watched by saints, angels and the I AM, may the outcome not be "Depart from me", because, when it's all being said and done, ONLY the outcome of that moment will determine if your WHOLE life was meaningful...after all.
Amen.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of waiting in line though; not sure if I've read that in the scriptures. The Father is after all the source of time. I always imagined that we will all simultaneously stand and be addressed by the Lord, He is doing it on the earth already.