For We Must All Appear Before the Judgment Seat of Christ
We are setting the type for our lives every day, and soon the record will be read before the universe and the audience of eternity.
A.B. Simpson emphasizes the inevitability of standing before the Judgment Seat of Christ, where our lives will be reviewed and our forgotten deeds acknowledged. He paints a vivid picture of the joy and humility we will experience as our names are called and our contributions to the Kingdom are revealed, including the souls we have influenced for Christ. This moment will remind us that our daily actions contribute to a greater narrative, urging us to live purposefully and with eternal significance. Ultimately, we will recognize that all glory belongs to God, not to us.
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It will not always be the day of toll and trial. Some day we shall hear our names announced before the universe and the record read of things that we had long forgotten. How our hearts will thrill, and our heads will bow, as we hear our own names called, and then the Master shall recount the triumph and the services which we had ourselves forgotten! And, perhaps, from the ranks of the saved He shall call forward the souls that we have won for Christ, and the souls that they in turn have won. As we see the issue of things that have, perhaps, seemed unimportant at the time, we shall fall before the throne, and say, Not unto us, 0 Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory (Psalm 115:1).
Beloved, each day we are adding pages to the record of our lives.
We are setting the type ourselves, by every moment's action. Soon the record will be read before the audience of the universe and amid the issues of eternity.
Sermon Outline
- The Day of Judgment
- The Issue of Our Lives
- Every moment's action sets the type
- The record of our lives will be read before the universe
Key Quotes
“Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory.” — A.B. Simpson
“We are setting the type ourselves, by every moment's action.” — A.B. Simpson
Application Points
- We should live every day with the knowledge that our actions are setting the type for our lives.
- We should be mindful of the souls we are winning for Christ and the souls they are winning in turn.
- We should give glory to God, not ourselves, for the triumphs and services we accomplish.