For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God." So then each of us will give an account of himself to God. Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.
The time will come for each of us when we bow before Him and declare our complete fealty but for many it will b too late. It is a time certain, a time foreordained by the LORD, God the Almighty but unknown to us.
But the offer is still open to step into that sequence of faith: to believe, to trust, to commit and to obey. Join us in the life of righteousness, peace and joy that is life in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 96
Mid-day: 119:169-176
Evening: Psalm 22
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