Goodness

I was thinking about the day when we all stand before the Lord. You know - when all of our heart motives, thoughts and intents are laid bare in the light of truth. It made me shudder.

Like most believing Christians, I live my life trying to do right and be good, giving honor to Jesus, yet sometimes I stumble and sometimes my heart convicts me of selfish sin. If I, being imperfect, am painfully aware that there yet remains lurking darkness in my heart, then what dreadful awfulness might be revealed when God's perfect, pure light exposes it all on that Day? It would seem as though such a revelation would be too much for those of us who are at risk of thinking better of ourselves than we truly are.

This is where I found my thoughts the other day. "Oh God, will that revelation be just too hard for me on that Day?"

That's when I saw Him smile and heard Him say, "Ha. Child, you will not be overwhelmed by what you perceive to be your lack of "goodness", but I will say that you will most certainly be undone and overcome by mind-blowing revelation on that Day. ALL of heaven will fall to their knees in shock as blinding truth explodes in the hearts of My children - yourself included! You will discover and know in a way you have never known before, that the measure of MY GOODNESS is beyond all human comprehension and that I am far, far better than you ever thought or imagined!"

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His goodness is more than enough to cover me in my weakness. My lack will not be on display on that Day, and friend, neither will yours. No, but rather the radiance of His glorious goodness will shine brightly - center stage - and we, His children, in awestruck wonder, catching our collective breath, wiping the tears from our astonished eyes, yes all of us will fall to our knees at the feet of Jesus - our Hero, reveling in the greatness of our Lord and King! Oh, what a Day of rejoicing that will be!

The focus of eternity was, is, and always will be Jesus Christ.

I just wonder how we might live our lives differently now, if we really saw and believed He was as good as He really is.


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