God our Judge

During my small group session in our Youth Fellowship, we talk about God being the Judge. The first question asked was why does God judge? Becoz God is a righteous God and He cannot stand evil and wickedness. He is the one who made us and who owns us, He has the right to make laws for us and to reward us or punish us accordingly. He is the standard, the benchmark. He is above everything and nothing is greater than Him. We are imperfect and are always vulnerable to make mistakes. And many times we make mistakes even though knowing that it is wrong. God has no choice but to judge us accordingly and give us what we are due. But when we do something good whether big or small, He remembers and will reward us becoz He knows we did it in His name and He is proud of us!
Then how are we judged by God?
God judges our thoughts and actions.
God is omniscience and He knows every thoughts that is going through our mind. In Mat 12:35-37, it says "The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” Therefore we have to constantly be cautious and even to deliberately watch over our thoughts and to flee away from any evil intention. In our group (an all- guys group), I brought up the issue of looking at girls. There's always the desire to talk a longer look at a pretty girl. I told them that when we first see a pretty girl, it is not wrong as our eyes are grown on our face and there's nothing we can stop people from walking past our eyes. But then when we intentionally take a second look, that's when we've sinned because we had lust over the look of that girl. Our eyes are the windows to our heart and mind. So let us not pollute our mind and heart with what we see.
God also judge our actions. As Christians, our sins have already been forgiven on the cross and we won't be condemned as sinners. However, we will still be judged on what we had done on this earth. What we do will reflect on how much we understand God's plans and how much we love Him. If we truly love Him, we will try all means to keep our ways pure and holy. In Colossians 1:10, Paul prayed this, "And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God"
Let us therefore not give up the race but continue to persevere on for this time on earth is a short and temporary one. Our treasures will be stored in heaven and let's us look towards what Jesus has done for us and in our lives. And as Easter week is coming, let's pray for our love ones that have not known Christ yet. Praise and honour be to our God! Amen!