Good Morning Friends,
“By the grace God has given me, I laid a
foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. Each one should
be careful how he builds. No one can lay any foundation other than the one
already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using
gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for
what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with
fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. If what he has
built survives, he will receive his reward. If it is burned up, he will suffer
loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.”
(1 Corinthians 3:10-15)
There will be a test at the end! Talk about a
serious test! It will be a test by fire. What we have done that has eternal
value will survive the fire. What we’ve done that has only earthly value will
be destroyed.
Motives will will make a difference. Jesus
taught in the Sermon on the Mount that if what we do is done only to be seen by
others, then that’s all the reward we’ll get. We may get some earthly praise,
but in eternity it will go totally unnoticed and unrewarded. If what we do is
for our own benefit, it doesn’t count with the Lord! What’s done out of a heart
of love for and a commitment to the Lord and to others, that will last. God
will be pleased with those things and reward us for them.
Focus will make a difference, too. If what
we’ve done on earth is about material things -- accumulating wealth, gaining
possessions, etc. -- those will be burned up in the fire. If what we’ve done is
about praising God and helping people, those things will last. There are very
few things in this world that will last into eternity. The Word of God will
last into eternity. People will last into eternity. Those things done which are
focused on things that last will be rewarded by the Lord.
So, the question is – will what you are doing
last or will it be destroyed!
His, by Grace, Steve
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