Your Just Rewards!
"Now he who plants and he who waters
are one, and each one will receive
his
own reward according to his own
labor."
1 Corinthians 3:8
The techniques of some of history’s greatest teachers,
Solomon, Jesus, and Paul—are illustrated in
Scripture.
Specifically, we learn from their use of metaphors
and
illustrations to make their spiritual and practical
points.
In the space of seventeen verses (1 Corinthians 3:1-17),
Paul uses metaphors to promote unity in the Church and
illustrate basis for eternal rewards. He uses an agricultural
metaphor (verses 6-8), and architectural metaphor (verses
10-17) to talk about rewards. How we plant and build will
be
tested by God. How we have used what God has given will
determine our rewards or the lack of them. So, what have
we been given to serve Christ? Grace, love, gifts, the Holy
Spirit, talents, abilities, time, tangible resources,
everything
we have is given to us to use faithfully for Christ and His
Kingdom.
If the Judgment Seat of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:10) took
place today, how would your works fare in the fire of
God’s
presence? Purpose that today will be a day of faithfulness.
"Today, let us rise and go to our work.
Tomorrow, we shall rise and go to our reward."
Richard Fuller
