Ever get exactly what you deserve? You got pulled over for speeding & you know you were a good 15 mph over the limit. In fact, not only were you speeding when you got caught but you’ve done it HUNDREDS of times for which you were not pulled over. Even so, you chafe at getting a ticket, your flesh comes up with a million excuses why you shouldn’t be fined: There were others going faster… I was lulled into a false sense of security by all the times they didn’t catch me… With all the drug dealers & mass murderers in the world why are the police wasting their time harassing innocent citizens that pay their taxes? You may even have stooped so low as to give the officer a hard time: shame, shame, shame.
We want mercy for ourselves & justice for everyone else. The Bible says there will be a day of justice for us all. Each of us will appear before the Lord to give an account of the deeds we have done. Thankfully, we who are in Christ will have our sins forgiven! However, both our good deeds & our bad ones will determine our reward in heaven. Will your eternal estate be great or just a pile of ashes?