WOW GOD'S HEART

“Every time you find work to do, do it the best you can. In the grave there is no work. There is no thinking, no knowledge, and there is no wisdom. And we are all going to the place of death.”
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭9:10‬ ‭ERV‬‬

I was thinking about this verse this morning. Luke always says to me, “Mom, we all have limited opportunities to wow God’s heart.” Let this soak in. When our life is over, there are no more opportunities to earn heavenly rewards. None. It’s over.

“Remember that the Lord will give everyone a reward for doing good. Everyone, slave or free, will get a reward for the good things they do.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6:8‬ ‭ERV‬‬

“He will reward or punish everyone for what they have done.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭2:6‬ ‭ERV‬‬

And maybe the best one,

“But the work that each person does will be clearly seen, because the Day will make it plain. That Day will appear with fire, and the fire will test everyone’s work. If the building they put on the foundation still stands, they will get their reward.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭3:13-14‬ ‭ERV‬‬

“Every time you find work to do, do it the best you can.” This is so much more than performing your job well. It is the sum total of all the opportunities that God gives you. It would be a wrong interpretation to limit this to your “paying job.”

Pray for open eyes today to see “work to do and do it the best you can.” Are your spiritual gifts being utilized? Do you have a gift of teaching. Then teach a group of kids at church. Do you have a gift of compassion? Write encouraging notes to people that don’t get any notes, not just the “cool” people. What about the gift of giving? Show radical generosity to someone. If you have a gift of service, rake leaves for an elderly person or babysit for a single mom.

I want to look for opportunities to wow God’s heart. This may be one of the most ignored or misunderstood concepts in scripture...the concept of earning a reward. But God’s Word is clear. When our life is over, there will be rewards or lack of rewards for the things he has put in our path. Some people will say, “As long as I get in, I’m good.” No, you really won’t say that because “ the Day will make it plain.” We say stupid stuff like that because we are too lazy to work.

Ask him for some work to do today. Take a step in the right direction. We will never regret the things we tried to do that he puts in our path. We will totally regret the opportunities that we said “No, not today. I’m too busy. I’m too tired. I’m not qualified. My shoulder is broken.” I had to put that in for me:).