Monday... This slipped up on me this morning.

The sentence is found in Psalm 58:11 (NLT). It says, "There truly is a reward for those who live for God."

There are a lot of people at work who are striving to end the year on the upswing. There could be a bonus at the end of the year. They work hard and hope that they will be rewarded. For the kids there is that Santa Claus thing. You better watch out Santa Claus is coming to town. And then those in school those midterms are coming and they want those good grades. We want to be rewarded, don't we?

And the same is true in our Christian life and this sentence can be a motivator.

Proverbs 28 gives out some of those rewards: Verse 1 (MSG) says, "The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one's after them, Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions."

Verse 10, "Lead good people down a wrong path and you'll come to a bad end; do good and you'll be rewarded."

Verse 13, "You can't whitewash your sins and get by with it; you find mercy admitting and leaving them." Now that is a great reward.

Verse 14, "A tenderhearted person lives a blessed life; a hardhearted person lives a hard life."

Another one, verse 18 says, "Walk straight - live well and be saved; a devious life is a doomed life."

Verse 19, "Work your garden - you'll end up with plenty of food; play and party - you'll end up with an empty plate."

Verse 20, "Committed and persistent work pays off; get-rich schemes are ripoffs."

And then verse 25, "A grasping person stirs up trouble; but trust in God brings a sense of well-being."

It is so true, "There truly is a reward for those who live for God." So let's keep at it. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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