Ahhhh... a reward.
There is nothing more satisfying then finally getting to
a place where you receive a reward. I remember as a child finishing a task and
getting the reward that was promised to me. There is nothing better than
receiving a reward after hard work. It's that moment when you realize that all
of your hard work paid off. You have that ribbon, the candy bar, the promotion
or raise. You got the reward!
In Joshua 11 Israel finally gets their reward for all of
their hard work. All of the battles and times of trail had paid off.
“So Joshua took the entire land, just as the Lord had
directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their
tribal divisions. Then the land had rest from war.”
Joshua 11:23
NIV
After the last few battles Israel finally takes the land
that God had promised them long ago. After all the ups and downs and twists and
turns, they finally got their reward.
The same thing goes for us as well. We have navigate
this thing called life and we are rewarded for how we do here on Earth. But
Paul has some words for us in the book of Galatians:
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the
proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Galatians 6:9
NIV
There is the challenge - doing good. It's hard to do
good and the right thing all the time. But God tells that there is a harvest
(reward) if we keep pressing on when it gets hard. God has a lot of blessings
for us. He wants to give them to us and He wants us to enjoy them. But when
can't give up.
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Edited by Sunnshyne
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