Galatians 3:23-24
“Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith.“
I must confess that it is humorous to be in a position in which someone who has been in authority over you now finds you are in that position.
Way back in 1953 I walked into an Air Force Recruiting Station and was met by Sgt. Swift. He told me of the positive features available if I enlisted. I trusted him and enlisted.
That is not the end of the story. About ten years later I had received my college degree and a commission in the Air Force. My first assignment was at the training base where I had attended Officers Training School. As I looked over the personnel that I now supervised, guess whose name I saw. Sgt. Swift! His first response was, “Oh no!” We had a good laugh about how things had changed and he was glad he had been honest.
I encountered another serendipity in my life. I was working for the Idaho State Law Enforcement Administration and had been in the northern part of the State. On my way back I was stopped by an officer who wrote out a ticket (I am sure he did so because he was sure I would not be able to appear in court.) His bad luck was that I had another meeting in that county in a week and the judge not only dismissed the ticket, but chided the officer for negligence. A few years later I was teaching a criminal Justice class at Boise State—you guessed it— my officer was now my student! His first response was, “Oh no!” (I was kind to him, but had him squirming for awhile.)
We will all appear before the Judge of the universe. Every single thought or deed will be revealed. I am sure Satan will try to bring up every sinful thing in our past, but when we have confessed our sins and received Jesus into our hearts, we need not fear. Jesus was born in Bethlehem to pay the price for our sins. He has done what we could never do! Praise the Lord!
May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
– – – Pastor Cecil