Facing My Judge

2 Nephi 9:15

And it shall come to pass that when all men shall have passed from this first death unto life, insomuch as they have become immortal, they must appear before the judgment-seat of the Holy One of Israel; and then cometh the judgment, and then must they be judged according to the holy judgment of God.

Jesus told His Old World disciples that the Father had delivered all judgment into the Son's hands (see John 5:22). The Holy One of Israel is Christ. Thus, the Bible and the Book of Mormon agree.

Why is Christ to be my judge? Who better to determine my worthiness than the One who paid for my sins to free me from them? The Father could certainly deliver a true and righteous judgment on me, for He knows all things, but He invites me to stand face to face before my Savior and Redeemer, the very One who has pleaded for me and interceded for me with the Father all along. Jesus has already met the demands of justice for me. He knows firsthand the very worst of my sins and has already forgiven me when I repented. He's the one who knows the cost of my repentance and the depths of my sorrow, who proved His undying love for me when He gave His life for me, His friend. If I could trust anyone to be fair and merciful as He weighs me in the balance to determine my eternal future, it must be Christ. 

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