"Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God."
1 Corinthians 4:5
What struck me as I was reading this today is the "then shall every man have praise of God" part. I love the idea that God will offer us all very individual feedback, praising us for the things that we learned and that the day won't be pure horribleness like a final exam day where you know you are failing the course. Not saying that the day will go well for everyone, but God understands us perfectly, knowing our hearts, and he will give us credit for every effort, and I think that it will be a good day for many as God judges us with compassion and finds us a place where we can be happy.
And if God has praise to offer everyone, then the admonition at the beginning is all the more important. Let's not judge people and cast anyone as a pure villain. We all have redeeming qualities, even if we have buried them pretty far down there. For anyone reading these words, there is still a way back... still time to improve, to cast off our sins, and to turn to God. Today, let's take that chance. Let's accept the gift of time that Christ bought us with his life... time to change.
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