The Day of Accounting

Today we are going to examine what it means to give an account of yourselves to God, but first I have a couple examples to help us understand.

Every year in the United States, around the middle of April, there is a day commonly known as “tax day”. This day is the deadline that everyone needs to have had their tax information sent in to the IRS. It is basically an account of how much money they earned or lost during the previous year.

Another example: Some company vehicles have some kind of gps computer in them that will record the vehicle’s exact route that it had been driven. Where it went, how many miles it drove, where the vehicle stopped and for how long. What this is is a log, or an “account,” of the vehicle.

As Christians, we too will each have to give an account of ourselves to God. What did we do with our lives? Were we obedient to God’s word? Were we loving? Were we kind? Were we forgiving?

Romans 14:12  “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”

Think of your life as being written down in a journal. At the end of each day all of your actions have been recorded and written down. Some people have had the word of God preached to them at a very young age and some people don’t come to Christ until near the end of their life. And, sadly, some people will refuse to accept Jesus as their Savior. But we all will each have to give an account of our lives to God. 

On our day of accounting, we will receive one of two outcomes based on our how we lived our lives while on the earth. If someone lived their life according to the way that Christ taught, in love and obedience to His teachings, they will receive the gift of life everlasting. But those who waste their time by ignoring Christ by living a life of sin will receive eternal damnation. 

Matthew 16:27  “For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.”

So ask yourself, Am I doing everything that I should be doing? What other things could I be doing? What areas of my life need improvement?

We do not want to be that person, who, when asked why they didn’t do what they were commanded to do, has no answer. Because there is no excuse for those who refuse to obey God’s word. At the day of accounting when we stand before God, the time is up. The time to change is over, and the time of accounting is at hand. 

2 Corinthians 6:2  “(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)”

In Christ,

Andrew