Bema Seat Living - By Howard Green - http://raptureready.com/soap2/green48.html
Imagine with me for a moment that you have been called before a congressional subcommittee to give an account as an expert witness who was directly involved in the issue at hand. You are under oath and subject to a polygraph so there is complete assurance the truth will come to light.
You aren't testifying as a criminal; you are simply giving an account of the facts as they relate to you. You are in the spotlight before the authorities and as they recall the events, people, and places leading up to this day-you will have to stand there and listen as the matter is recalled from beginning to end in vivid detail.
What are you feeling? Are you nervous, ashamed, relieved, exposed, or happy? When it's over, will you receive honor and be rewarded for what took place inside the congressional chambers or will you feel relief just knowing there is no punishment for you because you have been previously declared not guilty?
There is a day coming in which every Christian will stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ. On that day we will see our Lord face to face and He will give us our rewards based on what we do for His kingdom now in this life. With that sobering thought in mind, we need to examine our heart and our motives to be intentional about Bema Seat living.
Bema is the Greek translation for judgment seat. In the day of the Apostles you would go into a town and find a raised platform and a judgment (Bema Seat). Generally, at the end of a sports event, it was the place where the prize or reward was given to the winning athlete.
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