Every person faces two realities in this life; death and judgment.\xa0 And as certain as everyone is going to die, so certain is it that they will stand in judgment.\xa0 Scripture says in Hebrews 9:27 \xa0
"And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,"
All people will be judged for their sins.
But Christians have already been judged for their sins; Christ bore their sins on the cross.\xa0 So the judgment they face after death is a judgment for rewards, not for sin.\xa0
1 Corinthians 3:12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one\u2019s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one\u2019s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone\u2019s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone\u2019s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.\xa0
A Christians reward is our topic for today.