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Tuesday... Why do we do what we do?

 

Psalm 61:5 (NLT), "For you have heard my vows, O God. You have given me am inheritance reserved for those who fear your name."

Tuesday... Why do we do what we do?

This really is a good question as we face a New Year. Why do we do what we do?

Jacob over in Genesis 31:41 says to Laban his mother's brother, "Yes, for twenty years I slaved in your house! I worked for fourteen years earning your two daughters, and then six more for your flock. And you changed your wages ten times!" We work so hard, don't we?  And then verse 42 says, "In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side - the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac - you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you." There is such a difference in our life if we do what we do when God is on our side. 


Psalm 61:5 (NLT) shows why we do what we do and where our reward comes from. It says, "For you have heard my vows, O God. You have given me an inheritance reserved for those who fear your name."

Yes, Jacob worked hard but God brought him through and rewarded him. And so many work hard and do what they do all alone without God. But God does make such a difference, in fact all the difference.

Over in Revelation 14:6-7 John writes, "And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world - to every nation, tribe, language, and people. 'Fear God,' he shouted. 'Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the sea, and all the springs of water.'"

Verse 13 says, "And I heard a voice from heaven saying, 'Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their deeds follow them.!"

The Amplified Bible says, "Write, 'Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!'" 'Yes, [blessed indeed], ' says the Spirit, 'so that they may rest and have relief from their labors, for their deeds do follow them.'"

Yes, the hard work that we do, what we do with God on our side will be rewarded.  

Psalm 61:2 says, "From the end of the earth I call out to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help." And then verse 5, "For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name [with reverence]."

So let's do what we do for God. He does make all the difference. He rewards our hard work. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning 

 

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