Daily Companion  | 10 July

THE ASSURANCE OF REWARD OF FAITHFULNESS

Bible Passage: Mark 10:28-31

“If only in this life we have hope, then we are of all men most miserable” (1 Corinthians 15:19).

The disciples at a point had to ask our Lord Jesus what would be their fate and gain for forsaking all to follow after righteousness. But Christ's quick response was reassuring and affirmative.: "a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands".

You may also have once wondered with some sort of uncertainty what would become of you as a Christian in this world and the world to come. After sacrificing so much and then what? You need know that the kingdom of our God, though may apear as a mystery, is not a myth, a figment of imagination, nor a mere hope raising but a reality.

Christ’s resurrection became the power changer. The event that finally took over authority and power from sin, Satan and death. It is the proof of immortality, regeneration and everlasting life. It was the most singular indisputable physical confirmation of the supremacy and sovereignty of God’s kingdom and of Christ. "And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; [then] you are still in your sins!" (1 Corinthians 15:17). However, thankfully faith in Christ is not in vain.  

Beloved, you have to lose friends and family for righteousness sake. You may be persecuted and deserted for embracing your new faith. Apart from regaining all that you may have lost for the gospel sake, everlasting life awaits all faithful believers. But you must be constant in faith, patient and uncompromising even in the face of persecution. Hence Jeus said, “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). Therefore, beloved, rejoice in the Lord. You will be rewarded for your faithfulness. And if you have not known Christ yet, you can repent today and accept Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour.

Today’s Recite:  Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. - 1 Corinthians 15:58

Today’s Morning Prayers:  My heavenly Father, I thank You for counting me worthy to be part of Your kingdom. I renounce Satan, this sinful world and its pleasures to embrace Your righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. According to your promises, restore all in hundred folds all that I might have lost for the gospel sake, financially, relationship-wise and in property. For in Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen!

 Today’s Hymn: A New Name Written in Glory

Today’s ReadMe:  Proverbs 21 - 24