Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The Reward of Service

Hebrews 11:6 (NIV) - And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

 

There is a reward not only for your faith but also a reward for your service.  Since God is the rewarder of those who seek after Him, He is also the rewarder of those who will provide service to others. 

 

Your faith is the key that unlocks your storehouse of blessings, and that same faith brings pleasure to the heart of God.  He is pleased with you, when you demonstrate confidence and trust in Him.  You must believe that God exists in order for you to serve Him wholeheartedly. 

 

At some point in your relationship with God, you must get beyond the point of just believing in Him to a place of knowing that He is real and available to you.  As you earnestly seek after Him, He comes with His rewards to your life.  God is no respecter of persons.  Wherever He finds faith, He rewards.  God is looking for people who will demonstrate complete faith and confidence in Him.

 

If you take the principles of God’s Word, embrace them, believe and apply them, they will work in your life just as God has allowed them to work in the lives of others.  God is not partial.  He will not bless one and not another who is applying the same principles of His Word in their life. 

 

When you are faithful to God in your service to Him and others, God will be doubly faithful to you.  You cannot out give God. Because you have given, there is a great reward that awaits you.  You must look for these rewards and expect them to daily unfold in your life.

 

Please ponder and meditate on this:

 

Will my service be rewarded here on earth or only in heaven?

 

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