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Rewards
Posted : 4 Aug, 2014 07:51 AM
When you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable :hearts:deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly:applause:.
� Matthew 6:3-4
Maybe you were a great achiever academically. As a young boy or girl, you were winning the spelling bees. You always got As on your report cards. Maybe you were given some special honor, such as a scholarship to attend a great college, because of your incredible abilities. Or perhaps you were a big sports star. You always excelled in sports, and you have plenty of trophies and ribbons to prove it.
Me? I always had those honorable mention ribbons. Do you know what those are? They are the ribbons they give you when you really do poorly, but they don't want you to feel too bad for yourself. You know, after first, second, third, fourth, and fifth have crossed the finish line, and an hour later, someone comes across, they say, "Give him an honorable mention ribbon." They were usually purple, although I don't know why that was. I had a room filled with purple ribbons.
But in heaven, there will be many rewards for those who have been faithful to God over the years. Even the smallest and most insignificant gesture on behalf of God's kingdom will not be overlooked by our Heavenly Father. Jesus spoke of our service to God, pointing out that even though it may not be seen by people, it is indeed seen by Him: "Your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly:applause:."
By Greg Laurie
One day in our future, when we all will stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ, our Lord Jesus will reward us openly.
He will rewards us for what?
(1) They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future
1 Timothy 6:17-19
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
(2) According to the fruit of our deeds.
Jeremiah 17:10
�I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.�
(3) For faithfulness until death/prison.
Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Matthew 25
The Parable of the Talents
14 �For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord�s money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
20 �So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, �Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.� 21 His lord said to him, �Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.� 22 He also who had received two talents came and said, �Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.� 23 His lord said to him, �Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.�
24 �Then he who had received the one talent came and said, �Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.�
26 �But his lord answered and said to him, �You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 28 Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 �For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.�
The Son of God Will Judge the Nations and Christians!
31 �When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, �Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.�
37 �Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, �Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?� 40 And the King will answer and say to them, �Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.�
41 �Then He will also say to those on the left hand, �Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.�
44 �Then they also will answer Him, saying, �Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?� 45 Then He will answer them, saying, �Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.� 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.�
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good :hearts:or evil:angeldevil:.
The Son of God says:
Revelation 22:12
�Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay everyone for what he has done.
The Son of God says:
Revelation 3:11
I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.
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