“For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God…”
Wait a minute… Don’t we get out of this sort of thing? Doesn’t God pull us out of here before any of that gets started?
Sorry. We begin to feel the fire of God’s judgment the moment we are saved. Not the judgment that leads to condemnation – thankfully we won’t face that! But God begins purifying us and making us holy right away. The unbeliever waits, perhaps in self deceit, thinking he will escape judgment since he hasn’t got caught – yet.
If we think it’s tough for us, then it will be so much more terrible for the lost and disobedient. It is much better to surrender to God now, while there is still time, than it is to refuse and then be taken captive.
But we have hope. We can entrust ourselves to our faithful Creator. Though we may suffer a little for a little while for doing what is right, we know He will bring us through it all, stronger and better for it.
For more, see 1 Peter 4:17-19
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