We shall reap what we have sown.
We shall reap what we have sown.
I knew virtually nothing about the Bema before reading this book. In fact, I had to research the word when I first came across the word in the Preface to this book. Now that I finished the book, I realize that it is, in effect, the "awards ceremony" for those of us saved by God's grace (credit to R. Nussle for this description).
If asked to summarize this book in one concise line, I would describe this book as an eloquent yet tenacious portrayal of the reality that I will reap what I sow here on earth. But such a limited description fails to do justice to this masterful work.
The main thrust I took away from reading this work is the reality that even though my salvation is guaranteed by God's grace and my belief in His Son's sacrifice, the intensity of my reward in heaven is directly proportional to how I live my life at the micro level: my decisions on a minute-by-minute basis rejecting Satan's lies about immediate pleasure, instead shunning immediate pleasure and choosing to live my life in total reliance upon God's promises of an eternal Eden in which "eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."
