Day 5: The Gift…More Crowns
Read: Revelation 4:1-4, Revelation 4:9-11
Yesterday we began the dialogue of the crowns the Lord will present to us as a reward for our faithful service to Him in the here and now. Today we’ll consider a few more areas of our lives that are important enough to our Lord to promise us rewards yet to come.
Read: Matthew 10:40-42, Hebrews 6:10
We will clearly be rewarded for how we treat and serve others in our lives.
Read: Matthew 5:11-12, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Our reward is great when we suffer for the cause and name of our Lord. Our crowns will be “an eternal weight of glory.” That’s pure gold. One heavy crown!
Read: 1 Corinthians 9:25-27
We will be rewarded for how we “run the race” of our lives. Are we good stewards of all God has given us or not? A steward is merely a manager.
In 2 Corinthians 5:10 Paul writes, “For we must all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ.” These words written to Christians reveal that the believer will one day stand before the Lord. This is not to determine entrance into heaven, that’s already determined in our earthly lives before our death or the rapture.
The purpose of the Judgment Seat of Christ is to reward the believer for a faithfully lived life on earth. Space prohibits me from sharing more, but there are more verses out there regarding our rewards. The Lord addresses the use of our spiritual gift(s), how we use our time and money, how effectively we control the old nature. Eternity will reveal whether we have been a faithful steward or not. It’s exciting just to think about these crowns yet to come!
Challenge: In what ways are you serving and managing your time and resources wisely for the Lord? Do you need to make some scheduling changes to ensure your good management?
Prayer: Father, thank you for the myriad of earthly blessings you bestow on me every day. Help me be wise and faithful with all you’ve given me.