Rewards Now and Forever by David Jeremiah

 

Rewards Now and Forever So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time...and in the age to come, eternal life.” Mark 10:29-30    Grocery and drug stores issue reward cards that provide immediate discounts on purchases. And there is a reward credit card to suit every desire: travel discounts, airline miles, cash rebates, gas discounts, and more. Some rewards are immediate; others accumulate over time.

Recommended Reading: Matthew 6: 16 – 18

Jesus said a lot about rewards—again, some immediate and some long-term. In fact, He warned about the pursuit of immediate, short-term rewards, such as receiving praise from men. Instead, we should seek the rewards that come from God in eternity (Matthew 6:16-21). That is not to say that God doesn’t reward faithfulness in this life—He does. He is a rewarder of all who seek and follow Him, both now and in eternity (Hebrews 11:6). We don’t follow Christ to be rewarded, but His grace assures us that His blessings will be ours. Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe. Augustine