Pastor Billy Shaw
  • Home
  • About
  • About
  • Contact
  • Webinars
  • Booking
  • Blog

Light for Your Journey.

A Devotional Blog for All Those Whose Citizenship is in Heaven.
"Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105

God Rewards Faith

1/6/2020

0 Comments

 
There are moments throughout human history that individuals or groups displayed faith, and in every example we find that God did not ignore their faith.  Instead, God rewarded faith repeatedly throughout the Scriptures.  Let’s survey a few examples:
Picture
Galatians 3:6, “Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” (see also Romans 4:3, James 2:23)

Matthew 9:22, “But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour."

Matthew 15:28, “Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.”


Interestingly, the faithful described in Hebrews 1, “all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.”  This shows us that God’s specific reward of our faith doesn’t always take place in this life.  

Also, in Hebrews (11:6), we find this faith-reward connection: “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

A crucial principle is that God Himself is the reward.  Genesis 15:1, “After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”  The Great I AM said to Abram, “I AM your reward.”  We can deceive ourselves into thinking that the miracle, the thing provided, the bill paid, the disease healed, or the heavenly home prepared, is the reward.  But it is the measure of God’s abiding presence with us that is the reward.  As believers, we have the indwelling of the Spirit as a reward of our faith in Christ Jesus.

There have been times that the reward was proportionate to the faith.  As you meditate on the faith-reward connection, my prayer for you is found in this principle from Matthew 9:29, “According to your faith let it be to you.”


0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    Author

    Pastor Billy Shaw

    Archives

    October 2020
    July 2020
    March 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019

    Categories

    All
    Apologetics
    Assurance
    Biblical Manhood
    Christian Service
    Christmas
    Church
    Community
    Corporate Worship
    Creation
    Crowns
    Discipleship
    Easter
    Eternal Life
    Eternal Security
    Eternity
    Evangelism
    Faith
    Family
    Generations
    God's Will
    Gospel
    Grace
    Heaven
    Holidays
    Jesus
    Joy
    Legalism
    Mentorship
    Ministry
    Missions
    Obedience
    Pain
    Parenting
    Psalms
    Relationships
    Repentance
    Rewards
    Spiritual Gifts
    Spiritual Growth
    Suffering
    Surrender
    Thanksgiving
    Theology
    Unity
    Worship

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • About
  • About
  • Contact
  • Webinars
  • Booking
  • Blog