As you sow, so shall you reap. I can’t tell you the Biblical reference offhand, and you will probably know that I seldom give them anyway – although many do and they can be quite helpful.
[Editor’s note: here are some Bible verses about reaping what you sow]
So if we have accepted Jesus as our Saviour, and follow God’s commandments to the letter, we will be taken into Heaven when we leave this earth and have eternal happiness. That sounds straightforward enough on the face of it. However, just a moment, we may have accepted Jesus as Saviour and the Son of God, but the rest of it is not quite that easy. Fortunately, if we confess our sins to God he is gracious and forgiving, although there may have been many in the past, and perhaps still today, who think that to ask for forgiveness just before they die will be enough to save them from whatever Hell awaits. Obviously I don’t know, but suspect that such action is not considered acceptable to Him.
Therefore we have to try every day, all the time, to match the standard set by our Saviour. Although we may manage to avoid breaking some of the 10 commandments, it is all too easy to break most of them in thought, word, or action. It is said that “the man who makes no mistakes makes nothing”, so let us atone for our mistakes by asking His forgiveness and making the effort to avoid them in the future.
Lord, guide us and help us to avoid the pitfalls that are around us every day, that we may go some way toward being the person you would have us be. Amen.
Jim Finch
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