"Day of Reckoning" -2

"Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, Thou that litfest me up from the gates of death:" (Psalms 9:13) So; did you give it any thought? What pleasure is there to be gained in having disgust with those that came later? Do we even realize the point to what Jesus was getting at? What is fair for us, who suffer long through trials, and yet, those that suffer little, have the same reward? Or, better yet; what of those that turn, after having been our adversaries? Shouldn't that be something for which we can be glad in? Looking at the account of Stephen, was it not Paul who was there holding the coats of those who were casting stones at Stephen; for he was consenting to his death, as one who was in authority. What we are talking about is those things that bring us joy and happiness; things which cause us to gleefully spread unity within the body, not the other way around; because the needless pain we bare in our concern for fairness, only causes us to be bitter towards the body, as if we have been mistreated or not given our just reward. This is in part what I believe that David is speaking about here in verse thirteen, which is about fairness; and in a way, it is almost as if he is laughing at his own heart, and the way that he views fairness of God's judgement; as if being justified can remove all the stain! The beginning of this verse is a petition for God's fairness, by which he says, "Have mercy upon me, O LORD". It is this word "mercy" which can cause some confusion as to what David is asking for; because it is a word that can mean to show favor, to be shown consideration, or to be pitied. After this, he speaks about having suffered at the hands of those who hate him; which is not a complaint, but more of relating to the fact that he has suffered, and therefore he is asking God to consider his sufferings. Yet; in the final portion of this verse, we have a change of direction; one which looks up, as to declare what God has done for him, and not looking downward, as one who has been inflicted; by which, all suffering is counted as void of having any effect upon his eternal condition. What more can we ask for, than to be given eternal life in heaven with Jesus? In the account of Stephen's death, it says that before they started stoning him, he gazed upwards into heaven "and saw the Glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God". It was when Stephen described what he saw, that cause them to take him out of the city and stone him; and yet, he asked God with his dying breath, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge". Really; do we worry to much about what others receive, or what? I think it is much like the heart of the cheerful giver; for that heart is one which gives not out of necessity to give, but more for the joy of giving, knowing that you can't out give God! God has given us His all; of which, we did not deserve in the first place; yet, we focus to much on what others will be given, which only robs ourselves of that which we have in the meantime, which is joy! Meanwhile; the bottom line to what I believe that Jesus was saying, is this: when it comes to our rewards, and what that shall mean in heaven, we shall all be in heaven as one; and the more crowns that you might have, the more crowns you will have to cast upon the throne; because in His presence, all that we did, or that was done unto us, shall all melt away...