Somebody has facetiously said, “Blessed be he who aimeth at nothing for he shall surely hit it!”

On the same theme, Bill Bernbach made the following insightful comment: “If you stand for something, you will always find some people for you and some against you. If you stand for nothing, you will find nobody against you and nobody for you!”

It is true, if we aim for and stand for right, for justice, for integrity, for truth, and are committed to doing the will of God, there will always be opposition. Chances are the more worthy our cause, the greater will be the opposition—and the temptation to discouragement.

However, when we get to the end of life’s journey, how rewarding it will be to have the Savior welcome us to Heaven with the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of your Lord!”

What Jesus will say to us when we meet him face to face will totally depend on what we are doing and how we are living today. We have that opportunity now. As a favorite one-liner puts it, “It is choice, not chance, that determines our destiny.”

Suggested prayer: “Dear God, grant that I will so live that when I meet you face to face, I will hear your wonderful words, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of your Lord!’ Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus’ name, amen.”

1. Matthew 25:21 (NIV).