[God Records, God Recalls, & God Rewards]
“Be strong, therefore, and let not your hands be weak and slack, for your work shall be rewarded.” – 2 Chronicles 15:7 AMPC.
From last week`s teaching, we learnt about The Law of Divine Remembrance:
God Records — Your stewardship isn’t invisible. Heaven keeps records.
God Recalls — At the appointed time, God brings your faithfulness to remembrance.
God Rewards — God responds at the appointed time with favor, provision, and open doors.
The concept of “The Law of Divine Remembrance” is understanding God`s reward system for Kingdom Stewardship designed for His children committed to the advancement of His Kingdom on earth (see Psalm 35:27, Matthew 6:33, Luke 12:31, & Job 36:11), that is, those who diligently seek and serve Him. Please note that we should not allow the reward to be our motivation for service but rather by true love for God and humanity because our faith can only work by love (Galatians 5:6) and only a labor motivated by love guarantees a sure divine reward (Heb. 6:10).
We are strongly admonished in 2 Chronicles 15:7 AMPC thus, “Be strong, therefore, and let not your hands be weak and slack, for your work shall be rewarded.” This month`s teaching is an encouragement to every child of God faithfully serving in His vineyard in any capacity not to give up but rather persist in serving the Lord and favoring His righteous cause on earth.
Galatians 6:9-10 AMPC says, “And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint. So then, as occasion and opportunity open up to us, let us do good [morally] to all people [not only being useful or profitable to them, but also doing what is for their spiritual good and advantage]. Be mindful to be a blessing, especially to those of the household of faith [those who belong to God’s family with you, the believers].”
Do you want to give up in your service for God or you think that all your efforts are unnoticed? Beloved, don`t yield to the spirit of discouragement from hell for God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.” (Hebrews 6:10 Amplified Bible). God`s Word guarantees us that at just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. (Galatians 6:9 New Living Translation). Refuse to be discouraged but stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort. (1 Corinthians 15:58 Message Bible).
To remain actively in service for God`s Kingdom, we must obtain and maintain the correct service perspective and mindset by seeing every Kingdom service as an occasion and an opportunity to be a blessing to humanity and to honor God. This is a vital way not to lose heart (give up) and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right! (To be continued next week).
