THURSDAY 16TH JANUARY, 2025
🎚 CENTRAL TRUTH:
The quality of our eternal reward will be determined by the quality of our earthly service.
📖 BIBLE TEXT:
2 Corinthians 5: 1-10
🔑 KEY VERSE:
"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body..." (2 Cor. 5:10).
🖊️ MEMOIR
Paul longed and looked forward to a time when "this earthly tent" (our bodies) would be changed into a heavenly one. While we are in our earthly body, we grow weary and groan, but when we are out of the body, we shall be at home with the Lord. To enjoy this experience, therefore, we should strive to please God. God is going to judge our conduct and reward our service. The ministry is a spiritual service that attracts spiritual rewards. Material benefits may follow but only after one has first sought the Kingdom of God and its righteousness (Mtt. 6:33).
It is unfortunate that today, men - even ministers of the Gospel want God to pay them in naira and kobo. A minister told the story of how others said to him, “So you still don’t have a car?” He replied, “When I answered the call, i didn t negotiate material terms with God". The other minister said to him, "Then you had better go back and negotiate". Do you know why you are in ministry? Is it for material gains - what you will eat and what you will drink? Paul said that the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking - driving flashy cars and living a flamboyant lifestyle - rather it is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost (Rom 14:17).
The consciousness of eternal rewards will make us operate with a sense of responsibility and accountability, knowing fully well that our reward will be dependent on our work. The quality of our reward will be determined by the quality of our service.
🙏🏿 Shall we pray?
Father, make me conscious of eternal reward, knowing full well that how I live my life here on earth determines what I will get hereafter.
📜 ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN Genesis 45:16-48:7
⛅HEAVEN / ETERNITY:
Our Ultimate Aim.
HAPPY ❤️ THURSDAY!
"... We are One Big; loving; Peaceful; & United Family"
Extracted and used on permission from Evangel Devotional Meal of Assemblies of God Nigeria
REMARK:
In case you missed the Tuesday's post read it here