God’s Evaluation Of Your Life

David Platt tells about an Englishman who decided to buy a Rolls-Royce, the car advertised as the one that would “never, ever, ever break down.”[1]  One day when he was driving a long way out of town, to his surprise, the car quit running. Immediately he called Rolls-Royce and reported that the car advertised to never, ever break down had just broken down.

Immediately, a Rolls-Royce mechanic was flown to the location of the broken-down car. He fixed the car, and soon the owner was on his way. The man naturally expected to receive a large bill for the expensive service.  But weeks went by, and no bill arrived. Finally, he called the company and said, “I’d like to go ahead and pay for my car repairs so that we can get this behind us.” Rolls-Royce responded, “Sir, we are deeply sorry, but we have absolutely no record of anything ever having gone wrong with your car.”[2]

David concludes the story with this thought: “For all who come to Christ and receive a new heart from him, the God of the universe looks at you and says, “I have absolutely no record of anything ever having gone wrong in your life.”[3]

You see, God’s evaluation of your life is not based on what you have done for Him but totally on what Jesus has done for you. He died on the cross to pay the penalty for your sin. Romans 10:9 says explicitly that “If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,” your sins will be forgiven, washed away, gone—and God can then look at you and say, “I have absolutely no record of anything ever having gone wrong in your life.” Do it today!

[1] David Platt, Follow Me (TYNDALE, 2013), 61.

[2] Ibid.

[3] Ibid.