February 25 - Rewards

…do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS: to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. Romans 2:4-8

 

For Christians the reward of perseverance in unselfishly seeking and serving God for His glory and honor is eternal life! Selfishness has its own greedy reward and this passage tells us that the reward is wrath and indignation. Whoa! No one in their right mind seeks to get God’s wrath. Are they so blindsided by their own selfish goals that they just don’t see the road that it is leading them down? Look around you—where are you headed? Make sure that you are choosing the narrow way that is described in this passage from Matthew 7:13-14: Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it. If life is too easy and you are always getting your own way…then look again, you may be headed down the wide path. 

Training Tip – Go back to the board game you created from the February 20^th Training Tip. Use it again to emphasize the importance of making good choices and that people will be rewarded for their deeds. 

Lord – You are worthy of all glory and honor—not us. Help us to make good choices that bring You honor and glory.

All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.

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