BEHOLD I AM COMING QUICKLY
Revelation 22:12 Behold, I am coming soon, and I shall bring My wages and rewards with Me, to repay and render to each one just what his own actions and his own work merit. AMPC
Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. NKJV
One day, God said this to me. “You will be richly rewarded.” Not knowing of this reward, I just obliged Him. Just knowing it was His will for me to obey, made my heart tender toward His wish. Not to mention, His love and compassion for the situation He was using me in. How could I say no after that revelation. The revelation? Yes, knowing what He is thinking and revealing to us is revelation. To me is knowing how He is feeling and knowing how His heart throbs for each one of His children —feeling His compassion toward them, is a privilege I cherish. Knowing how much He loves motivates me to try to keep up with Him.
Many times we try to get out of doing things that are uncomfortable. But let me urge you to do that uncomfortable thing. That discomfort is God moving in your heart to recreate you in His likeness.
Getting ready for Jesus will be uncomfortable as God moves in us, transforming us into His likeness. Thus bringing us into agreement with Him. God will lead you in His work and that work is getting ready for His return, and of course your reward. God's way is a work (an action of obedience) and as you do the things He is calling you to do —you will be richly rewarded.
You can confirm in your spirit —and in this verse. To give to every man according to His work is the reward for putting yourself aside and being about His business. Working as a laborer for His Kingdom is your ultimate goal.
We work so hard for earthly wealth, for material things that have no eternal value. In being caught up in that race we neglect the real race we are in. The reality of our lives here is to be an overcomer. This life is to win, to overcome the Kingdom of darkness and live in God's Kingdom—the Kingdom of light.
There is a greater work to do for the King! It is definitely not that of self. Not to be self absorbed—full of yourself, but full of Jesus!
It is a trick to be concerned with earthly wealth, in which we have been warned of by Jesus. But still we give into it because we give our flesh first place. Giving our flesh first place leads to too much time and attention on us. Like the rich man when push comes to shove, our flesh will rule.
If we would give God our first attention— we wouldn't be giving time and attention to things that will perish. Getting our priorities right will get our perspective right. If we get up everyday and seek Him and listen to His voice first, before anything else—we would be getting ready for eternity. Rather than feeding our flesh we would be seeing the importance of getting ready to meet Jesus.
We would see that the Kingdom of God is here —and He is about to open that door. Thus it is of most importance if we would look to Him first. Keep Him first. Jesus said seek first the Kingdom and then what you need would be added to you. If you dethrone what Jesus said and first seek stuff, then that is where you will be stuck—chasing after things of lesser value than the Kingdom of God. Thus. ending up in that lesser place than living in eternity with God when you leave here.
Catering to our flesh is wasting valuable time that should be spent preparing for Jesus.
Most think God isn't valuable enough that we should spend anything on Him, especially time. Instead, many are absorbed in what they can see —which is in what is perishing. Having no idea of things to come they have fallen into Satan's trap of destruction.
If we would focus on God we would see His heart and that He is —love undeniable! His abundance of love isn't known to a person who won't take that time to know Him. His goodness is extraordinary! But as it is, we don't take the time to know Him so we really have no idea what He is made of.
We have no idea of His hopes and dreams for us. His plans for us, as His own children. His thoughts are not our thoughts, His ways are much higher than our ways. God wants to share His ways with us, He wants so much more for us that we can't even imagine. Until we sit with Him and let Him impart His thoughts to us we will not know Him.
HE HAS THAT MUCH GOOD IN HIM
If you knew how much good He had for you, would He then be your top priority? What moves you toward God? What motivates you? The answer is desperation.
Be desperate to live with Him instead of deceived into thinking everyone will go to Heaven. Leave that filthy life you live without Him and live with Him for eternity. Leave your theories and reasonings that are less than —and seek Him and His opinion.
Only He knows, spend time with Him—to know the value of sitting with Him. No one can tell you how His presence will change your life—only your experience will. By my experience may I beckon you to go sit with Him —so you can know He is wonderful! Nothing else can fill your every need as He can.
HIS REWARD —HIS WORK
If He will reward you for doing His work doesn't that prove how important to Him His quest is? What is His quest? That everyone could live with Him. That everyone would know Him, that we could all live with Him forever!
We love and spend time watching movies with adventure in them, but we’re missing the one we are in. We are here to win a war for God— to be over-comers for the reward of eternity with Jesus. Without effort in this adventure hell will be automatic.
Since workers are scarce, Satan is running his course freely. He uses instant self gratification as his ploy—on even the elect. Jesus said even the elect would be deceived (Matthew 24:24).
One deception I would like to mention is the one where many are confused between our works and Gods. Our works are as filthy rags. They are indeed. If you think you can be a good person without Jesus that is so, you are doing a work to get to heaven. Doing something to worm your way into heaven will cause you to be out of dress code at the banquet. You will be noticed and thrown into the outer darkness where there is weeping gnashing of teeth. But to obey the Word is the very thing we need to do to have permission to be dressed as His bride.
In other words, in your relationship with Him is where you will find your garment. Being in relationship with Jesus and being corrected—led to His work is to be that overcomer. That is the work God will reward you for. His work—His heart that you partook in caring about.
Yes you were saved by grace, no you didn't deserve it. Jesus took your sin for you, to sin no more. Now His power lives in you to resist sin, to be recreated and to do His work! To overcome as He abides in you, and you in Him.
Revelation 3:5 Thus shall he who conquers (is victorious) be clad in white garments, and I will not erase or blot out his name from the Book of Life; I will acknowledge him [as Mine] and I will confess his name openly before My Father and before His angels. AMPC
To overcome? Yes you must overcome. Don't let Satan rule you. Stop letting him even talk to you. If you oblige him, he is going to take you straight to hell. He will use your flesh to control you —so get your flesh under control.
It is not a flesh ruled state a Christian lives in —but a Spirit ruled. Come in agreement with God if you want to live with God!
Romans 8:5 For those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit and are controlled by the desires of the Spirit set their minds on and seek those things which gratify the [Holy] Spirit. 6 Now the mind of the flesh [which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death [death that comprises all the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter]. But the mind of the [Holy] Spirit is life and [soul] peace [both now and forever].
—THE FLESH GATHERERS TREASURES ON THE EARTH, THE SPIRIT —TREASURES IN HEAVEN.
Matthew 6:19 Do not gather and heap up and store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust and worm consume and destroy, and where thieves break through and steal. 20 But gather and heap up and store for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust nor worm consume and destroy, and where thieves do not break through and steal; 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 22 The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is sound, your entire body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very light in you [your conscience] is darkened, how dense is that darkness! 24 No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be against the other. You cannot serve God and mammon ( deceitful riches, money, possessions, or whatever is trusted in). AMPC
Jesus is coming and it will be soon. Therefore you have to make a choice and you have to make it now. There isn't much more time to prepare.
I don't know His reward for you, but I know it will be more than you can ever imagine and much greater than — the now self gratification you may be living in! I know His reward in part —and that is life with Him forever! I know His reward is good — more than you and I can ask or think!
Stop worrying now and rest in Him, give Him your time. Life is much greater in value than running after things. If you stop the race of getting, you will see your provision is of like the birds—at hand. He will make sure you are fed.
Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life greater [in quality] than food, and the body [far above and more excellent] than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they? AMPC
Matthew 6:31 Therefore do not worry and be anxious, saying, What are we going to have to eat? or, What are we going to have to drink? or, What are we going to have to wear? 32 The Gentiles (heathen) wish for and crave and diligently seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows well that you need them all. 33 But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. AMPC