Where do you STAND with God?

Here at The STAND we promote taking a STAND for God's word and His truth. We stress taking a stand for the Lord in a world that seems to be headed in the other direction. However in today's post I want to look at the stand in another light. The question I want to look at is, where do you STAND with God? This is a question that everyone should think about often. You may be asking, how can I know where I stand with God? The answer to this question is simple, read His word. The bible is filled with everything we need to know about serving our Master. We are to shape our lives around His word and let everything else fall into place. Granted, in the fast pace world that we live in this is sometimes a hard thing to do. We have a to-do list of a hundred things to get done and often times we fail to put God at the top of that list. We must slow down and remember, God never comes next. After all, He was thinking of us when He sent His only son to die upon the cross for our sins the least we can do is live our life for Him, and honestly that isn't even enough for us to deserve heaven. There is nothing that you and I can ever do to truly deserve that reward(Ephesians 2:8), but to receive His wonderful grace we have to be willing put Him first in our lives, everyday. Now, back to the original question of where do you stand with God. This is something we need to take a closer look at. Are we in good standing with our Lord and Master? Do we do as we are commanded to do in his word? Do we do what we can to help spread his gospel as we are commanded (Mark 16:15)? You and I need to look closely at these questions and see how we answer them. If we are answering them in the negative then I think it is time that we restructure our lives. I made a post recently entitled, "Hast Though Considered My Servant Job..." It talked about Job and how the Lord bragged to the devil about him. I believe the question you need to be asking yourself is, are you worth bragging about? Do you live a life that God is proud of? If not, again I ask you to rethink how you are living your life. There are many things in this world we live in that are uncertain. However, there are a few things that are absolutely certain: You are born, you will die, and you will be judged by your Maker on that day. When that day comes He is going to say one of two things: "...I never knew you:depart from me, ye that work iniquity." Matthew 7: 23 or "...Well done, thou good and faithful servant..." Matthew 25:21. Of course we will all want to hear the latter, but are we willing to work to make sure that happens. So I leave you by reiterating this question once again, Are you living a Christian life that God would brag about?

-Ben Stevenson