Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.
The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.

These are just a few lines from the book of Proverbs (chapter 11). Quite helpful really considering the headlines plastered all over the media today. One of, if not, the most evil man known today, died yesterday. Most people will be happy to hear news of Bin Laden's death. None more so than the families of the 3,000 odd people killed by his devastating scheming on the 11th September a decade ago.

Most would concur that he deserved death; he led a shocking life after all. I think Hell exists. And whether you believe in it or not, most would hope/believe he had gone there.

But looking at Bin Laden's life is a helpful gauge to everyone. His organisation masterminded the death of 3,000 people ten years ago. That's as evil as evil gets probably.

But what if we all face a perfect judge at the end of our lives!? (the end of our life could come in a raid by CIA opps or fast asleep in our armchair, aged 100 - or somewhere in the middle of that). When I die I'll face the same judge that Bin Laden faced only hours ago.

Jesus.

You might not have killed 3,000 people. But what if you have 3,000 lies that are unforgiven? What about the 3,000 times you downloaded porn? Or the 3,000 times you forgot/ignored/betrayed God? 3,000 times you lost your temper; lusted; got drunk...

etc etc...

Same Judge. Same sin. Same plea. Same sentence. Bin Laden certainly didn't know Jesus as far as I can ascertain. But if you don't either..well, it's same Judge, same sin, same plea. Same sentence.

Unless...............you allow Jesus to clear that slate before you get there.