1 PETER 1: 17
"Remember that the Heavenly Father to whom you pray has NO FAVORITES. He will judge and reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of Him during your time as foreigners in this land."
Did your parents have a "favorite child"? What did you think and how did you feel about your parents having a "favorite"? We are all human and we may have a tendency to gravitate toward one of our children, at the expense of the others. It is wrong and we are acting in the flesh. The One Truth Today points out the fairness of our Lord. Our Heavenly Father judges each of us and rewards each of us according to what we do. God has NO FAVORITES! We are all equal in the sight of the Lord. God respects us all as individuals. We will stand alone to be judged for our choices, thoughts and actions. That is why we should live in reverent fear of God here on earth!
Remember that the reverent fear of God is the beginning of wisdom! To know, love and fear God is the first step to becoming wise. If we are a child of God then we need to be obedient to our Father. Our goal is to be righteous and faithful in His sight. We will be judged on our behaviour and choices. If we walk in His path of righteousness and do His will we can look forward to being Judged fairly and rewarded accordingly. If we do not believe or accept the Lord we will also be judged and rewarded accordingly. It does not matter what any other child of God does, what did you do! You do not want to hear, "depart from me I never knew you".
Most importantly this scripture informs you that the Lord has NO FAVORITES!
Finally we need to always remember that we are foreigners in this world. We are pilgrims just passing through. We are only going to be here for a little while and then we will be gone. Our eternal future is predicated on what we do while we are here on earth. We alone are responsible for our choices, thoughts and actions. You can choose to accept Jesus Christ the Lord God into your heart or you can reject and disrespect Him. Not making any decision is the equivalent of rejecting the Lord. You are either for the Lord or you are against Him. Either you have a reverent fear of your Heavenly Father and pray to Him or you do not. YOU WILL BE JUDGED OR REWARDED ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU DO. God has NO FAVORITES!
