The Reward For Good Work

We enjoyed three amazing testimonies this past Sunday of what God is doing among us. One lady, who has been battling ovarian cancer for over a year, shared how God has been with her and how good she is feeling. Another mother of a five year old, shared about the adoption process that she and her husband have just gone through and how God worked a tremendous miracle in that process. Another mother who has a special-needs child shared how a new treatment is already allowing her and her husband to see tremendous signs of improvement with their child. It was an amazing day.

Two weeks ago I received a card in the mail addressed to our church-related high school from a lady that I don’t know. I don’t think she has ever had any children or grandchildren at our school and the card simply read “Thank you for your outreach to the community and to the world!” And on the inside was a check for $50.00. When I read that note my eyes started sweating. I thought about how amazing the Kingdom of God is. God gives a vision to one person and uses another person to make provision. It wasn't that the $50.00 was going to make a major difference in our budget. It was the knowledge that God is working on other people to reaffirm His vision for what we are doing.

There is nothing easy about what we do around here. It’s not a vacation. But the last time I checked, the reward for good work in the parable of the talents wasn’t an extended vacation or early retirement. The reward for good work was more work.

We're ready to roll up our sleeves and keep working for His Kingdom!