Good morning,
Isn’t it is fascinating that
people are becoming incredibly rich just collecting people’s personal
information? It seems that the most valuable part of our many social
networks is the priceless information that they have gathered and made
available to people trying to sell us something. Then again many say
that this information will become a rich resource for those who are
determined to control our lives. It helps to remember that if the
electricity is shut off, none of the information will be available to
anyone. God has a very different system of keeping track of us that can
never be corrupted or destroyed. The Creator God of the universe has a
perfectly safe library of all kinds of books that are filled with a
complete record of everything that happens to anyone, anywhere, at any
time, and are without any mistakes. What’s even better is that the
Judge who will be reading them is perfectly holy, perfectly loving and
will never make a mistake in reading them or making a bad judgment based
on what he reads. The rewards for his family and the justice given to
his enemies will be perfect in every way.
God’s people have known
about these books for thousands of years. King David wrote about the
Book of Life in Psalms 69:28 and wrote again in Psalms 139:16 about
individual books that cover the story of our entire lives and were
finished long before we were born. When Daniel was given his visions he
was told of the books that would guide the Judge in Daniel 7:10. Again
in Daniel 12:1 we are told that he promised that all those whose names
were written in the book will be rescued. Again in Daniel 10:21 the
Messenger told Daniel some of what was written in the Book of Truth. In
the last book of the Old Testament the Lord gave directions that a
scroll (book) of remembrance was to be written that would include those
who would honor his name. (Malachi 3:16) In the New Testament, Paul
writes about the Book of Life (Phil. 4:3) and when John wrote the book
of Revelation, the Book of Life was mentioned five times. In Rev. 3:5 it
tells us that everyone who is a part of God’s family will be written in
this special book and in Rev. 13:8 it tells us that this book was
finished before the world was created. In Rev. 17:8 we are told that
all those who are not in God’s family will not have their names written
anywhere in the Book of Life and in Rev. 20:15 we are told that all
these enemies of God will be thrown into the lake of fire for eternity.
I am so glad that our Eternal Judge will reward or punish each
individual based on the perfect truth in his perfect library.
Revelation 20:12 I
saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And
the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were
judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books.
Roy Wisner
