Revelation 22:12-16 12 “Look! I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me to repay each person according to what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. 14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. 15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying. 16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright Morning Star.” It is so easy to lose sight of Jesus' promised presence and second coming. If you find yourself worried or wondering if you are really saved or if you are actually pleasing God, these things are not bad in and of themselves but it you think God will love you more because of it then it's a dangerous place to be. We are never going to be loved more or less than when we are placed into the family of God by faith in His Son Jesus Christ. Jesus wants His Church to endure and He doesn't expect her do it alone. He promises His presence and power to each believer.
He says He will repay each person, "according to what he has done." The sinner will be repaid with eternal separation from God but the saint will be repaid with crowns and responsibilities based on their faithfulness this side of eternity. When all is said and done God still has work for His saints to do but it will not be something we don't look forward to. The curse will lifted and whatever He has for us will be as good as He Himself is. Do you find it strange to be called a saint? It absolutely biblical. Saint just means one who is set aside for God's purposes. This is God's doing not our own so that we would have nothing to boast about. Let the fact that you are a saint of God in Christ bring a smile to your face today because He truly does love us. "But God demonstrates He love toward us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8 Have a great day Loved Ones and God bless you real good!
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