Essex Congregational Remembrancer Romans 14:11-12 For it is written, As I live, said the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.… I. THE ACCOUNT TO WHICH THE TEXT REFERS (ver. 10) is — 1. Certain. It must be given. 2. Individual. "Every one of us." 3. Particular. Every one shall give an account "of all the deeds done in the body." 4. Near. Though the reference is to the day of judgment, death will summon us to an immediate interview with our Judge. II. THE BEING TO WHOM THIS ACCOUNT MUST BE GIVEN. God. 1. Who is omniscient, and cannot therefore be deceived (Psalm 139:1-4). 2. Who is just, and cannot therefore be biased in His decisions (Romans 2:6-11). 3. Who is omnipotent, and able therefore to carry into full effect the sentence which He pronounces. III. THE INFLUENCE WHICH THE PROSPECT SHOULD HAVE UPON YOU. It should induce you — 1. To apply immediately to Christ for His saving grace, and to devote yourselves unreservedly to His service. 2. Solemnly to think of your last account, until your souls are affected with such a strong and abiding sense of it, as shall give it an influence on your whole conduct. (Essex Congregational Remembrancer.) Parallel Verses KJV: For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. |
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