You have said,
‘It is useless to serve God;
What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance,
And that we have walked as mourners
Before the Lord of hosts?
So now we call the proud blessed,
For those who do wickedness are raised up;
They even tempt God and go free.’”
Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another,
And the Lord listened and heard them;
So a book of remembrance was written before Him
For those who fear the Lord
And who meditate on His name.
Malachi 3:14-16 NKJV
In these perilous last days, many of Christians who kept their faithfulness since their youth will find themselves asking what profit they had in serving the Lord in all those days in their lives. As Israelites in the days of prophet Malachi asked that question among them; is the same in our days among people in the body of Christ.
Some of us we were faithful in our offices, while other was stealing and getting riches we kept our trust in the Lord. Some of us were faithful in our marriages when our friends persuaded us to go outside our wedlock we refused because we feared the Lord. We forgave and forget; we prayed for our enemies and love them too! We gave things to all who asked us and helped all those who were in need.
Now it seems as our work and efforts have been forgotten. The devil keeps on raising questions and doubts in us concerning our life in the Lord. He is telling us we wasted our time, we served Him in vain. He is showing you so and so who did not fear the Lord and yet they prospered in their ways while you are still having the same struggles for years.
The good news is this, ‘Your name have been written in the book of remembrance of those who feared the Lord'. The work which you have done was not in vain, every good act which you did in your life until now the Lord God has recorded it. You have your reward in heaven, your name has been written in the book of life. Keep on moving God is with you that He may prosper your way and give you peace.
****Morning Prayer****
Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....
Dear God, I thank you for your love in my life. I am asking you to forgive me for thinking that my work and efforts have no importance before you. Help me to continue serving you with gladness in all the days of my life knowing my name have been written in the book of remembrance. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
You are quite right, Ebenezer. Even if our Lord didn't our single prayer, what is 70, 80 or 100 hundred years of this life compared to the comimg ETERNITY in the presence of our Lord.
ReplyDeleteYes, let's keep doing good to all. Our reward will be immeasurable. Despite all the hardships, the Bible says, "A thousand years is like yesterday when it is gone."
Once we are there, all our past will in hardship will seem like a one minute joke.
Thank you brother James for those powerful words of encouragement.It's true that, "A thousand years is like yesterday when it is gone."
ReplyDeleteI am asking God that He may strengthens His church and help His people to continue living in victory while knowing no matter what they are facing in this life; Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.(Rom 8:37)