Heavenly Rewards November 25

46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.

The New King James Version. (1982). (Mt 24:46). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

[The stadium] is packed today. Since Friday, [Mark] McGwire has hit not one or two home runs, but three. For thirty-seven years, no one could hit more than sixty-one homers in one season; now the St. Louis slugger has hit sixty-eight. And he isn’t finished.… The fans are on their feet before he comes to bat; they stay on their feet long after he crosses the plate.…
Not everyone can be a Mark McGwire. For every million who aspire, only one achieves. The vast majority of us don’t hit the big ball, don’t feel the ticker tape, don’t wear the gold medal, don’t give the valedictory address.
And that’s OK. We understand that in the economy of earth, there are a limited number of crowns.
The economy of heaven, however, is refreshingly different. Heavenly rewards are not limited to a chosen few, but “to all those who have waited with love for him to come again” (2 Tim. 4:8).

8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.

The New King James Version. (1982). (2 Ti 4:8). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

When Christ Comes

Lucado, M., & Gibbs, T. A. (2000). Grace for the moment: inspirational thoughts for each day of the year (p. 358). Nashville, TN: J. Countryman.

Your Day Is Coming, February 3

Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. REVELATION 3:11 NIV

 Some of you have never won a prize in your life. Oh, maybe  you  were  quartermaster in your Boy Scout troop or in  charge of sodas  at the  homeroom Christmas party, but  that’s about it. You’ve never  won much.  You’ve watched the  Mark McGwire’s of this world carry  home the  trophies and  walk away with the ribbons. All you have  are “almosts” and  “what ifs.”
If that hits home, then you’ll cherish this promise: “And when  the  Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory  that will  never fade away” (1 Pet. 5:4 NIV).

Your day is coming. What the world has overlooked, your Father has remembered, and sooner than you can imagine,you will be  blessed by him.

When Christ Comes

Lucado, M., & Gibbs, T. A. (2000). Grace for the moment: inspirational thoughts for each day of the year (p. 50). Nashville, TN: J. Countryman.