Mary Mary, perform “Can’t Give Up Now”
Heb 6:10 (KJV)
10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
Not Forgotten
The Lord is faithful to remember His children. The Bible is filled with metaphors and promises that the Lord will never leave nor forsake us. He delights in us, He joys over us with singing, He has us engraved in the palms of His hands. There is no way that the Lord can ever cease to see and know us. Isaiah 49:16
(KJV) says:
16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
Believers should not follow the Lord because of what He can give. Our Heavenly Father is not some kind of cosmic Santa Claus. We are to love Him for Who and what He is. Rewards follow the diligent search for Him and service to Him. The substance and rewards of the Christian life require faith. We cannot have one without the other. Hebrews 11:6 says:
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
There are some who fear that God is hard to be found, and that somehow, despite their diligent search and work, they will be ignored. This fear is unnecessary, because the Lord has promised that the diligent seeker will find Him. Jeremiah 29:13 gives this promise:
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Let us not fear that the Lord will forget our labors and sacrifices for His name and His Kingdom. Whatever your gifts are, don’t be afraid to use them as the Lord instructs you to. Be encouraged. Don’t hold back from using your gifts for the Kingdom of God. Those who hope in God, shall always be remembered and rewarded. Let these verses give you confidence:
Matthew 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Mark 9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
Luke 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Until we meet again: “Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” (Ephesians 6:10)
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