“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized.” Hebrews 6:10-11
I read this verse in a devotion recently and shared it with you. I read it again this week and also got a Thank You from Trinity HOPE the same day. Yesterday, I once again read verse eleven in a devotion and a different thought stirred my gray matter down to my heart.
Our Heavenly Father doesn’t forget our work and love that we have shown in His name while seeking to fulfill the Great Commission in the time we have left on this side of Paradise. Our Heavenly Father remembers our work; each individual act and He also takes note of the love within us that prompted the deed.
No one on earth can do those special things that we do; we are all wired differently. We forget, but God remembers. We see the action and Our Heavenly Father sees the motive. Sometimes we grow weary in our labors; even the best of servants get weary. The Lord's desire is to encourage us to be diligent and to trust Him in spite of the demands. And then comes verse eleven. Be diligent in your labors. Remain faithful to the very end. Gladly serve our Lord.
Dear Heavenly Father, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.
May God be with you,
Jay