Fantastic Friday #414 - Reward

Reward

⁷ I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. ⁸ Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. ⁹ Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. 2 John 1:7-9
 

This last week I was rewarded with something.  The reward was very nice for a long period learning and growing, and I very humbly accepted it.  Can you remember the last time you were rewarded?  Maybe it was not what you were expecting or maybe something came which you were totally expecting because you knew you deserved it, or at least that is what you think to yourself.  Rewards come in different packages and sizes in today's world, but how many of us stop and think of the actual rewards we are going to receive in Heaven if we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.  The reward that is coming to us when we accept Christ we definitely don't deserve, but certainly through Jesus' sacrifice God feels we deserves something grande.  However that reward doesn't come easy on this earth.  We aren't expected to accept Christ and then go about chasing the rewards of this world, but we are expected to share what the Father has done in our life to change the way we live and show others the difference Christ makes in our life.  Don't run ahead and think the rewards will come in this life, but wait patiently for the rewards that will come in the next life.

Have a great weekend.