"His Voice Today"
December 1
🔸️ Must have the privilege of being rewarded by God! 🔸️
We read in Revelation 11: 16-18 Verses, "The time has come for rewarding Your servants the prophets and Your people who revere Your name." According to the book of Malachi, God has "a book of remembrance" for Himself. He keenly watching the book and knows the people who are really afraid of His name! In particular, God keeps track of those who have fear of Him during conversation with one another. Fewer than 1% of born-again believers have godliness in their personal conversations. So, it is certain that there will be very, very few people in God's book of remembrance.
Do not think of this 'memory book' will be a large book. The book will be very small. Yet God delights in praising those few as "my treasured possession."
In relation to the Verse, "The time has come for rewarding", we see Jesus' command in Luke 14:12 in which He said, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do invite, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid". It is doubtful whether even 1% of believers interested in obeying Jesus' command according to this Verse.
Further, in Verse 13, He said, "when you give a feast, invite poor people, crippled people, lame people or blind people." The truth of this Verse doesn't mean that we should go in search of the blind and the lame for the feast. Rather, according to Verse 14, Jesus' promise was to invite for the feast, "those who are unable to repay us". If we do so, Jesus said, "Blessed are you" (Luke 14:14). For Jesus said to us, "Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous". This event will take place on the last day when God will give His reward!
Those who do good to others without considering any selfish gain for themselves will be rewarded by God on the last day!!
Prayer:
Heavenly Father! Give us the grace to do anything, not expecting response on this Earth; Give us the grace to lead a life that is for the Heavenly reward only! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
Author:
Brother Zac Poonen
Translated version of the Tamil "Family Meditation Book".
From:-
https://t.me/hisvoicetoday
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