Open Heaven 15 November 2019 Friday – HE GIVES GENEROUS REWARDS

Open Heaven 15 November 2019 Friday – HE GIVES GENEROUS REWARDS

Open Heaven 15 November 2019 Memorise: 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. Hebrews 11:6

Read: Matthew 19:27-29 Open Heaven 15 November 2019

27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

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Bible in one year:  Job 21-24, Amos 2:4-3:2

Hymnal: Sing hymn 1

Message: – Open Heaven 15 November 2019 Friday Daily Devotional

Our God is a benevolent God who gives generous rewards for good deeds. In Hebrews 11:6, He is called a “Rewarder of them that diligently seek Him”.

Thank God that Jesus was very clear on what our rewards would be when Peter asked Him what would become of those of them who had left all to follow Him. In today’s Bible reading, He assuredly affirmed that all our labours in His kingdom would be adequately rewarded here and hereafter. As if our Lord knew that there would be a disciple like Enoch Adeboye who would also ask, “What about us, the latter-day generation of your disciples?” He therefore added in Matthew 19:29:

“And everyone that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive and hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.”

Time and again, the Old Testament shows God rewarding good deeds in the lives of the patriarchs and matriarchs of old. Abraham is a great example of this; he got a child of promise in old age as a reward for being hospitable (Genesis 18).

Open Heaven 15 November 2019 Friday

The widow of Zarephath is another example; God provided her with food for three and a half years during a time of famine because she gave her last meal to God’s prophet (1st Kings 17:9-15). Obed-Edom accommodated the ark of God in his home and within three months, the rich King David envied him, because the Great Rewarder had blessed him so much (2nd Samuel 6:10-12). No wonder the Holy Spirit says in Hebrews 6:10:

“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.”

Looking through the New Testament, we also see Peter who left everything at the Lake of Gennesaret to follow Jesus now having at least one cathedral named after him in almost all the nations of the world. Our God is the greatest giver of rewards. I therefore encourage you to serve Him will all your heart, and you will not regret it. Even if your pastor seems no to acknowledge your service, your Father in heaven who sees your work for Him in secret will reward you in the open (Matthew 6:18). Be encouraged, and keep up your good work.

Prayer point – Open Heaven 15 November 2019

Father, help me to serve you with all my heart for who You are to me, and please don’t let me do anything that will cause me to lose my reward here and hereafter.

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