Resurrection Rewards

by Pastor Darryl K. Fields |  February 21, 2014

Beloved,   I want to challenge each of you to excite and invite someone to church and to Bible Study.  Sometimes we are disingenuous and a little super spiritual about our motives for serving a risen Savior in Christ Jesus.  So, often we hear, “Who would work for the Lord just to be recognized or rewarded in the church?” As if, it is wrong work for reward.  The Bible says, “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” (Hebrews 11:6) I want to be pointed and plain that there is nothing wrong with serving the resurrected Christ because you know God is going to reward you.  That is one of the driving principles in our faith.  God gives new life in Jesus.  God gives rewards.  God gives crowns in the eternal.

In fact, there is a crown for soul winning. The crown of rejoicing is found in 1 Thess. 2:19- 20 and Dan 12:3. To those who faithfully are witnesses to the saving grace of God and leads souls to Jesus. This crown has also been named the soul winner's crown. It seems to indicate here that God will be giving a crown to those who have been witnessing to others and leading people to Christ.

Telling others about the grace of God, telling others about Jesus, is the greatest thing that you can do for someone while here on this earth. When you help someone to be led to the Lord, you have just been used as a vessel of God.

God will judge you by your willingness and desire to be used by Him to witness to others, not necessarily on how many actually get saved, because we are to water and He gives the increase. There are many Christians who are simply too busy to be willing to be used by God to try to lead others to the Lord. God can fit opportunities for you in your life to witness and work for Him if you allow Him to. Some could be your unsaved friends, family members or co-workers, etc.  Proverbs 11:30 tells us, “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.”
 

Sincerely yours and Securely His, Pastor Darryl K. Fields