This is a continuation from yesterday - (part 1 here) - I am writing about the five books that the Lord writes our names in - these books will be opened on the Day of Judgment and our eternal destiny will be decided by these five things:
3. THE
BOOK OF MY TEARS
Ps. 56:8
"...list my tears
on your scroll - are they not on your record? (Book - KJV)" Ps. 56:8
“You keep track of all
my sorrows; You have collected all my tears in Your bottle; You have recorded
each one in Your book.” (NLT)
God keeps track of all our sorrows, and records all of our
tears in a book. This includes tears of joy, disappointment, intercession,
frustration, shame, suffering, love, etc. All sickness, trials and the great injustices of life will one day make sense to us as our Father opens this book and wipes away our tears. One day we may know the answer to
some of the things that we were weeping about. Surely:
"God shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes: and there shall be no more death, neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things
are passed away." Rev 21:4 (also
Is. 25:8; Rev. 7:17)
"They that sow in tears shall reap in joy and singing" Ps. 126:5
Our
success in life is not determined
By what
we have or the status we achieve,
But by
what we have overcome to walk in obedience to God.
On the Day of Judgment I believe that God will hold the book
of our days or destiny in one hand, and the book of our tears in the
other. With grace and perfect, righteous
justice as his foundation He will call each of us to our eternal destiny with
Him as He shouts our triumphs throughout the heavens.
Ps. 103:12 As far as the east is
from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
In speaking of the New Covenant, the Lord says, “For I will be merciful to their
unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no
more’. Heb. 8:12
4. THE
BOOK OF THOSE WHO ARE BORN IN ZION
Ps. 87
And of Zion it will be said,
“This one and that one were born in her;
And the Most High Himself shall establish
her.”
The Lord will record (make
note),
When He registers the peoples:
“This one was born there.” Selah
Ps. 87:5-6
Zion is the place where King David set a tabernacle for the
Ark of the Covenant. It became known throughout the world as the place where
God dwelt, and all nations were invited to come to Zion and be “born” there.
Now we, the church, are the dwelling place of the Lord, and we are called the
"Zion of the Holy One of Israel."
Is. 60:14 (See also Ps.
132:13-16; Is. 10:24; 12:6; 51:11; 51:16; 62:11-12; Heb. 12:22.)
The call to be "born in Zion" is not a call to
have some kind of "new birth" experience in the land of Israel, but
to be born as a worshiper - one who loves to love him. The issue of worship has
to be settled in our hearts forever. Those who are born in Zion have made God's
presence their "home", their foundation, the primary reason for
living.
It might seem strange to some that God would include a book
like this in His collection. Remember, these are the five books that will be
opened before Him on the Day of Judgment. Our eternity rests on the things that
are recorded in these five books. I cannot find any other books that might be
included in His writings. We have to assume that these five books contain the
five most important issues of our lives – issues that will determine our
eternal destiny. Included as ones that God can trust to rule and reign with Him
forever are the worshipers – the ones who love Him without reservation.
5. THE
BOOK OF THOSE THAT FEAR THE LORD
Malachi 3:16-17
"Then they that feared the Lord spoke often on to another: and the
Lord harkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him
for them that feared the Lord, and that thought on His name. And they shall be
mine, says the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will
spare them as a man spares his own son that serves him."
Mal. 3:16-17
"Fear" Hebrew
yare reverence, awe, worship, righteous behavior
and piety.
The phrase, the fear
of the Lord is found 27 times in the Bible. This is an important subject to
the Lord – He requires that we live in the fear of God. He listens to our
hearts and the words of our mouths – He is looking for those who walk in this
fear. Fearing God is not the same as being afraid of Him. There are 3
components to the fear of God:
• Knowing Him – again, the Lord is primarily
looking for intimacy – He knows us, and He longs for us to know Him more and
more. When we walk correctly in the fear of God we will come to know Him
• Worshiping or
revering Him – Once
we know Him, we will find it impossible not to Worship. Worship is a natural outflow from our intimate relationship with God
• Obeying Him – the fear of God is not simply an
attitude – it is reflected in our obedient lives (Deut. 10:12)
We can see in Malachi 3:16-17, that the Lord takes this
issue into account on the Day of Judgment. Once again, the judgment is not a
Day of punishment, but a Day when the Lord makes an accounting of His greatest
jewels – or treasures. When we walk in the fear of the Lord, we are a treasure
to Him, and will rule and reign with Him as sons for all eternity.
These books contain the sum total of our lives. When we
stand before God, He will open all five of these books and He will assess us
according to what has been written there. We need to be diligent as we walk
before the Lord. We must prioritize the things that God prioritizes.
Summary:
- Be born again
- Understand God’s destiny for your life – every day and
detail of your life is precious to Him
- Commit all your struggles and victories to Him. He takes
note of every one and will reward you openly as an overcomer
- Make worship your priority – it is the center of our faith
and the primary reason for our existence. God created us for intimacy – for
relationship with Him
