Date: Friday, 28th February, 2025
Text: Revelation 22:10-12
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Our actions whether good or evil, are like seeds that are sown in a field. The same day you sow is not the same day you reap. Sometime must surely pass before the harvest. Some people think that because the consequences of their action do not happen immediately, they assume they have gotten away with it.
The word of God says, “Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.” Ecclesiastes 8:11. But when their cup is full they hammer of God’s judgment will fall on their heads. Don’t wait until this happens. Repent and be converted before it is too late.
Some other people think that because their good works are not rewarded immediately, God has forgotten them. It is not true. God is a rewarder of those that diligently seek him- Hebrews 11:6b. He will not be unfaithful to forget your labour of love.
Cornelius had been given alms to the poor and helping the needy for many years and it seemed everything was unnoticed but when his cup of blessing was full God sent a heavenly messenger to visit him at 3pm on a certain day and he said, “Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter.” Acts 10:4b-5
His destiny helper was Peter. When Peter came, he explained the way of God to him more adequately and he was saved alongside his family were baptized with the Holy Spirit and in the water. He got a harvest of heavenly gift that money cannot buy; not only him but he and his household.
Those sacrifices you are making for God’s kingdom are not going unnoticed. The word of God says, “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.”Revelation 22:11-12
Action Nugget: Sow the seeds of obedience to God’s will and you will reap the harvest of god’s showers of blessings. The opposite is also true. Choose wisely!
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