Are you debt free? I am working on getting myself (financially) debt free currently, it feels really good to be on this path…but I don’t mean financially with my question, I mean are you debt free so that when you get to Heaven you get to go right in and start the party? Stop for a minute and think about this. I honestly don’t know what it will be like but I can us my imagination…
Back in my hometeam days I had this story I liked to tell when it came to this subject.
I’ll share, so you’ve died and you’re in Heaven. There is a long line and you are waiting your turn to get inside. You can hear inside and it’s a lively party – ready to get in there and join in the fun. So a little man with round very thick glasses is walking down the line. He has his clipboard with all the names on it and as he passes each person he asks the name and then looks at his clipboard. There is your life and all the things you did or didn’t do, the things you did or didn’t say. A full accounting. So as he gets to you, you give your name and he checks the clipboard, he clears his throat looks at you – looks at the clipboard and says “Hmm” and “oh” as he is looking at your list. YIKES – what is he seeing… The whole time you are moving your weight from left foot to right foot, anticipating your turn to move in those gates and get on with the wonderful part of Heaven. Come on, let’s get on with it. Ready to go IN!
1. Matthew 12:36-37 “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
2. Ezekiel 3:20 “Again, when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before them, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.”
3. Romans 14:12 ” So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.”
4. Hebrews 4:13 “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.”
5. 2 Corinthians 5:10 “For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.”
6. Revelation 20:12 “I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books.”
7. James 5:16 “Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.”
Now of course I know this is not the way it will be in Heaven. I think though, this story, does give us a reason to think about being debt free, before we get there. We will be held accountable for things we did that we should not have done, we will also be held accountable for things we should have done or said that we did not. I mean think about it – you and nobody else could be the ONLY link to Jesus and salvation someone – that one person will ever hear or see. If you were the only chance that someone had and you did not take that chance then don’t you think God will say, “Hey, I wanted you to take that chance and you did not”. WHY?? So in a sense that little man with the clipboard stopping you from getting in is not really far from the mark. How much time to you want to spend on what you should have – could have - would have done or said. Don’t you want to get in there and see all those who have gone before you? I know I do. I want to ask my Mom what she thinks of my grandbabies, talk to her again and just be with her able to chat again, put a puzzle together, play a board game or even gin which I really had a love/hate issue with playing with Mom, she counted cards - I never won but loved to play with her. I want to talk to my Grandma Effie more, I want to see my other Grandparents and talk to them as an adult, there are so many there in Heaven I want to see and spend time with. Oh the things we can talk about. The laughs, the memories, the joy. This is something I look very forward to getting to do… all in good time though. For now I am here on Earth and so are you.
So that debt. Are you paying it? Are you being the hands and feet of Jesus?
Dear Heavenly Father, First, our sin debt, thank You for sending Jesus to pay our debt for those. I know I am not the only one who is more than grateful. Lord help us to work through those divine appointments You bring so that we feel capable of giving the life lesson about Jesus and the key to Heaven. Give us Your words in these times and help us be Your hands and feet to those who need to hear. In the end helping us too, so we can get in and get the joy going. I pray all these things in Jesus Name - AMEN
This is amazing.❤️