Jan 29 Devotion: Reaping Your Reward

Ecclesiastes 3:13 – “ And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.”

Here, we find that a gift from God is being able to see the good that comes from our labor. We know that God is not mocked and we will reap whatsoever we sow. Therefore, God (either in the alpha of time or during the creation of all that we see) chose to make our reality one where we not only see what we reap but also see what comes about as a result of our harvest. God chose to let us see what impact our efforts can have on others.

Sunday night was an example of how this gift from God can be such a wondrous affair! We were witness to the baptism of 4 recently saved souls into the church family. Although you may not have personally witnessed to those 4 fellow-saints, all those that have been involved in the evangelization outreach of our church could see firsthand the good that comes from such efforts.

This gift of God, that Solomon wrote about, is one that can be reopened and enjoyed on many occasions. It is moments like these that we must cement in our minds for moments when we grow weary in service to the Lord. Reminders of the good that came from our obedience toward God are often the very things that propel our spirit to new levels of zeal. When we can see with our own eyes those that have received salvation, been touched by the Master’s healing hand, or see the once heartbroken tell how God remade their heart ….. all these are testaments to how God can use our efforts to accomplish His mighty will in the lives of others.

But, as is the way of all creation, there is another side to this gift. While God wishes for us to only perform deeds that result in good, we are capable of doing evil. The truth of our acts is that they do affect others, and when evil is done we have to bear the responsibility of seeing the harm we do to others. The scars left by witnessing such harms can be lifelong. The harm we do can lead to eternal consequences to those that we hurt. One day, we will fully comprehend the extent of every action we ever took after being saved, and I assure you that we all will have actions we wish we would have done differently.

So take the joy of Sunday night’s baptisms, and use it as fuel to do more good deeds as our Heavenly Father directs. A taste of such a reward should cause us to crave more good. The gift that God gives for us to enjoy such fruit should not be unappreciated.

Your fellowservant in Christ,

Bro. Jordan Foster

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