God Expects Much of Us
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The judgment shows our responsibility:
Accountability toward God is seen in the fact of final judgment. “So then each
of us shall give account of himself to God.” (Romans 14:12) All will “stand
before the judgment seat of Christ.” (Romans 14:10) Our deeds, good or bad are
open before God. “And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all
things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”
(Hebrews 4:13) If we fail to fulfill our responsibility to God we will answer
for it on the Day of Judgment.
The journey of life reflects our
responsibility: As we live this life responsibility is often seen. We
see (1) responsibility toward government -- “Let every soul be subject to the
governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the
authorities that exist are appointed by God.”
(Romans 13:1) (2) Responsibility
toward parents -- “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for
this is right.” (Ephesians 6:1) (3) Responsibility toward elders in the church
-- “Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for
your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not
with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.” (Hebrews 13:17) Make the
world better by fulfilling your responsibility to God and man!
The joy brought by fulfilling
responsibilities: Fulfilling responsibility is not a burden, but rather
a source of joy. “For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.”
(Romans 14:7) God has blessed you with certain abilities. Happiness comes as
you use those abilities for God. This was the case of the men who had received
the talents. (Matthew 25) The use of those talents brought “the joy of the
Lord.”
The justice of bearing our responsibility:
Justice relates simply to that which is right. It is right to (1) use your
ability to help save others (Mark
We are responsible for many things.
Luke-warmness is the result of people failing to fulfill their responsibility
and we should all know the consequence of being lukewarm. (Revelation 3:14-22)
Let us all become children of God (Galatians
By Charles Box,