¶ Meeting Minutes as Accountability
Have you ever recorded minutes for a meeting , whether you were taking notes at work or for a volunteer organization such as the PTA at your child's school ? Taking minutes and reporting on them at a follow-up meeting is an important responsibility . What ideas were discussed ? How were those ideas followed up on ?
Who , including yourself , agreed to complete certain tasks before the next meeting , and were those tasks completed on time and correctly ? Recording minutes looks pretty mundane from the outside , but this person ultimately holds colleagues accountable to their responsibilities . If someone was taking minutes on your life , what would those minutes say about you ?
Romans 14.12 says so . Then each of us will give an account of ourselves to God . In this verse , paul isn't talking about salvation . When you've given your heart to the Lord , he offers forgiveness and salvation freely . We can't earn or lose God's promise of eternal life . For us , salvation is a gift .
Paul is talking about the judgment seat of Christ , a moment at the end of time when we will be accountable to Jesus for our actions . Did we create lasting value ? Did we serve Him and others well ? Were we ultimately responsible during our lifetime ?
As believers , our goal should be to leave lasting value , to impact others for eternity and ultimately , to take responsibility for the legacy we are leaving in the name of Jesus . A godly man is responsible . Let's pray Lord . Along with the gift of salvation comes the incredible responsibility of sharing the good news with others .
Thank you for loving us enough to sacrifice yourself for us and for the gift of salvation . Help us each to be responsible for sharing that gift with others . We love you In Jesus' name .