The Book of Life

God has recorded every thought, word and deed of every person. The motives of every Christian are entered in a “book of remembrance,” which is the Book of Life; and on the day of judgment, Christ is going to remember all who are in this book. 

“Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them; so a book of remembrance was written before him for those who fear the Lord… They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, on the day that I make them my jewels. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him” (Malachi 3:16-17, NKJV).

If you love Jesus with all your heart and are cleansed by his blood, your name is written in his book of remembrance. This message should not produce fear; it should bring great rejoicing to your heart as you see all that God has planned for those who love him.

There are books, but then there is “The Book.” The Bible says each life has its own book, a record of an entire lifetime on earth. 

“Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away… And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books… they were judged, each one according to his works” (Revelation 20:11-13). 

One by one, the wicked and ungodly will be judged by everything written in these books before the judge of all! 

Scripture says every person will have a resurrection body at that time. The sinner will have a body “prepared for destruction” (Romans 9:22), yet the godly will be given a new body, likened unto the Lord’s. When the judgment is over, the Lamb will rise up from his throne and lead his flock into eternal paradise. Oh, what rejoicing there will be!