Bearing Fruit Is The Standard We'll Be Judged By (After We Accept Christ That Is)

I recently wrote about the fact that we will all get different rewards in Heaven.    That kind of goes against what most seem to think Heaven will be like.  While we are all saved by grace so we can all get into Heaven, Scripture clearly tells us that we will receive different rewards, we won't all be equal in Heaven. 

Here is another Scripture that I found today that illustrates that. 

Matthew 10:40-41(NKJV)

40“He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 

41He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 

Notice that there is a differentiation between the reward for a prophet and the reward for a righteous man.  I believe that it is the same here and in Heaven.

Now the question becomes, what standard is used to determine our reward in Heaven?  Obviously the first step is accepting Jesus as your Savior.  Have you done that yet?  If not why not do it right now?  Have a conversation with Jesus.  Simply ask Him to come into your life and take over.  "Dear Jesus….".

I'm sure that there are many things that are used to determine our rewards in Heaven.  One of the cool things is that it won't be our sins.  Scripture tells us that we all must face the Judgment Seat for our sins.  But that is where Jesus steps in for those of us who have accepted Him.  Jesus intercedes and tells God He has taken the punishment for this person or that person.  The slate is wiped clean! 

 Our sins won't be held against us.  That was the whole point of Jesus wasn't it?  He took the punishment for our sins.  So what standard is used?

Matthew 13:21-23(NKJV)

21yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. 

22Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. 

23But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

I believe that this will be one of the key metrics used to determine each of our places in Heaven.  Did we bear fruit?  So as we go about our daily lives let's make a point of taking every opportunity that we can find to bear fruit for God!