How will you respond?

One of my husband’s favorite things to do is go to a cemetery and walk around looking at tombstones. Each tombstone has a beginning date and an ending date separated by a dash.  Everyone can see the date of birth and the date of death but no one sees what happened in that dash – the middle. No one knows just exactly what happened in that dash.  No one sees what you did in that dash.  That dash is a representation of the life lived here on Earth.  The dash is simply a brief moment that will be accounted for in Eternity.  One day, we will all stand before Him at the Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20)  to be asked the question – “What did you do with my son, Jesus?”  Did you live for Him?  Did you serve Him?  Did you tell others about Him?  After that – for those who make it – you will stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ (2 Corinthians 5) also known as the Bema Seat.  Here you must answer, “What did you do with the life I gave you?” Did you serve God whole heartedly?  Did you pray hard, worship hard, and serve hard?  Did you live a life full of service to the King of Kings telling everyone at every opportunity?  Depending upon your answer, you will be given Crowns to lay at the Master feet. 

Take a moment and think about your answer.  How will you respond to these questions?  How would you answer if today was the day?