“And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.”
” let us not pay attention to any of his words.”
Psalms 56:5 All day long they injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil. They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life. For their crime will they escape? In wrath cast down the peoples, O God! You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.
Job 16:20 My friends scorn me; my eye pours out tears to God,
Matthew 22:15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words
Luke 11:54 lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.
Jeremiah 18:18 Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.”
Luke 22:3 Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.
Isaiah 63:9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
Malachi 3:16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke with one another. The LORD paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and esteemed his name.
Psalms 126:5 Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.
Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
It is obvious there are those who seek God and those who do not. For those who do not, they have closed their ears, eyes, heart, soul and mind. they have closed all of these to His creation, His word, and what He has placed within our heart about Him. Their heart and mind have hardened to the point of not only rejecting God’s call but to reject, mock, and cause issue with those who walk by faith in the one true God. In Romans it says that they have chosen to reject God because He has made it clear to them through creation and by placing initial knowledge of Himself in their heart and mind. Romans continues to say that because they have rejected Him, He has given them over to this debase and eternally harmful mindset. For those who have chosen to humbly serve, honor, follow and obey there is another course/path for their lives. God is ever present in their heart, mind, and soul. They know there is more to life than what is experienced this side of eternity. They hold on to that which is promised – not seen. They come to God with their heart cry and know He is their strength, rock, refuge, joy, peace, and place of rest. They live this side of eternity with hope and expectation of eternity promised with God. Keep strong, stand firm, seek God, and CHOOSE to keep your heart, mind and soul focused in this life on Him. Do not allow your heart and mind to be pulled away by things of this world and culture. Do not get so busy that you lose sight of God and eternity. Do not neglect His word. Keep your life in check with His word.