The day of final settlements is just before us. In that solemn and awful hour the unfaithfulness of the husband will be opened to the wife, and the unfaithfulness of the wife, to the husband. Parents will then learn, for the first time, what was the real character of their children, and children will see the errors and mistakes that marked the lives of their parents. The man who robbed his neighbor through false representations, is not to escape with his ill-gotten gains. God has an exact record in his books, of every unjust account and every unfair dealing. The secret doings of the licentious man are all known to God. God is not deceived by appearances of piety. He makes no mistake in his estimation of character. Men may be deceived by those who are corrupt in heart, but God pierces all disguises and reads the inner life. The moral worth of every soul is weighed in the balance of the heavenly sanctuary. Shall not these solemn thoughts have an influence upon us, that we may cease to do evil, and learn to do well? There is nothing gained by a life of sin but hopeless despair.

Den sidste afgørelses dag ligger lige foran os. I denne alvorlige og rædselsfulde time vil mandens utroskab blive afsløret for hustruen, og hustruens utroskab for manden. Forældre vil da for første gang få at vide, hvad deres børns egentlige karakter var, og børnene vil få de fejltagelser og fejl at se, som prægede deres forældres liv. Manden, som sjal fra sin næste ved hjælp af falske forestillinger, vil ikke slippe med sit usle mammon. Gud har i sine bøger en nøjagtig beretning af ethvert uærligt regnskab og enhver ufin behandling. Gud lader sig ikke narre ved en tilsyneladende gudsfrygt. Han tager aldrig fejl i sin bedømmelse af sindet. Mennesker kan lade sig narre af dem, som i deres hjerte er moralsk fordærvede, men Gud gennemskuer enhver forklædning og læser de inderste tanker: Hver eneste sjæls moralske værd vejes på den himmelske helligdoms vægt. Burde ikke disse alvorlige tanker påminde os, så vi kunne holde op med at gøre det onde og lære at gøre det gode? Ved et liv i synd vindes der intet andet end håbløs fortvivlelse.