Reward for Your Work
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and
labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his
name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and
do minister (Hebrews 6:10).
Everything you do or sacrifice for the sake of the
Gospel isn’t only recorded (Malachi 3:16), the
Lord also rewards you for it. So, you can imagine my
joy decades ago, when the Lord showed me our theme
verse. I had been told I was wasting my time; I had
been told I was being foolish for preaching the Gospel
and holding crusades in remote villages. I wondered
if God really cared about what I was doing, but then
I saw this verse and wept for joy. I praised, screamed,
worshipped and made a jig for joy.
There’re times you’re about the Lord’s work and
there seem to be persecutions from all angles. And then
it’s as though you’re wasting your time, and wasting
your life; at such times, always remember that God
isn’t unrighteous to forget your work and labour of
love. He’ll reward you for all that you do, and have
done, in the propagation of the Gospel. He knows
and will reward you for all your prayers for souls to be
saved, your financial contributions to the spread of the
Gospel, your personal evangelical efforts to win souls
to Christ, and all your sacrifices.
What sacrifices have you made for Christ and the
Gospel? It could be your time, money, family, friends
and relationships you gave up, whatever it is, God
hasn’t forgotten. Your blessing isn’t deferred until you
get to heaven. It begins here on earth: “…Verily I say
unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or
brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or
children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, But
he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time,
houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and
children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the
world to come eternal life…” (Mark 10:29-31).
Your reward isn’t far ahead; it’s closer than you
think; be confidently assured that He’ll reward you in
due time. Whatever you’re doing for the Lord, keep
at it. You’re never a fool for your devotion to Christ.
Others may call you so, but not God. So, keep riding
on with the Lord, spreading His glory in your world,
and in the regions beyond.
Prayer
I thank you blessed Lord, for the privilege and opportunity to
participate in the propagation of the Gospel. I’m even more
overjoyed knowing that all my services and sacrifices,
in and for the Kingdom, are not in vain! I fan aflame my
commitment, passion, devotion, contributions, and efforts,
towards the expansion of your Kingdom, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
revelation 22:12; Colossians 3:23-24
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 27:1-26
exodus 38-39
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 13:34-43
Genesis 41