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Revelation 22:12

Every person, without exception, will one day appear before God and give account of their life (see Romans 14:12). Therefore, DO NOT LIVE AS IF THERE WERE NO TOMORROW, for tomorrow always comes. One of the spiritual laws that comes from all of God's Word is that we reap what we sow. Galatians very emphatically states that we should not deceive ourselves, because what a person sows, that is what he or she will also reap.

Salvation is a gift from God; it is given by His grace and must be received by faith. We do not enter Heaven because of our good works, but Revelation 22:12 teaches us that our works will be rewarded according to what we have done.

Our works are not judged only by what we have done, but by the motives behind them. Works done with impure motivations will be burned. If we give money or possessions, but do so to be seen by men or to be admired and recognized, then we must ensure that this satisfies us, for that is all the reward we will receive.

God sees what we do in secret, and we will be rewarded publicly. Everything that is now done behind closed doors will one day be brought to light. Therefore, we must ensure that we understand that nothing truly remains hidden forever. The day of reckoning will come.

Some people may think, "WELL, AS LONG AS I GO TO HEAVEN, THAT IS ENOUGH." IF THIS IS OUR ONLY MOTIVATION IN LIFE, WE ARE LIVING SELFISHLY. We must live for God and for His glory. We need to understand that we are alive for a purpose, and part of that purpose is to be used by God to reconcile others to Him. In fact, we were created for good works that God prepared for us beforehand (see Ephesians 2:10). It is God's desire that we do good works, but we should do them because He loves us — not to make Him love us or to impress people.

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