James 4:14b “What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” C.T. Studd "Only one life, 'twill soon be past; only what's done for Christ will last."                    Luke 9:23-26 “...Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” – Luke 9:23 John Piper “We waste our lives when we do not pray and think and dream and plan and work toward magnifying God in all spheres of life. God created us for this: to live our lives in a way that makes him look more like the greatness and the beauty and the infinite worth that he really is.” “If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. ” – Luke 9:26 The Great White Throne Judgment Revelation 20:11-15 “Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.  The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. 3) CONSIDER THE JUDGMENT OF JESUS CHRIST “So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.” – 2 Corinthians 5:9-10 Luke 9:23-26 3 Indicators:  1) COMMIT YOUR LIFE TOTALLY TO JESUS CHRIST 2) COUNT THE COSTS OF FOLLOWING JESUS CHRIST 3) CONSIDER THE JUDGMENT OF JESUS CHRIST