Heavenly Rewards: Living with Eternity in Sight

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“While true as far as it goes, there is also a serious shortcoming in this kind of thinking. Receiving rewards will be a sign of God’s pleasure and approval of our lives here on earth. We should seek His approval above all else. Not to mention that rewards are God’s idea, not ours.” (source)

“In the same way, we serve God and sacrifice for Him because we love Him and others. We don’t serve for the reward; we serve for the Lord. ‘Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him’ (2 Corinthians 5:9). Like a soldier receiving a medal, eternal rewards are simply God’s way of showing that He is pleased with our service.” (source)

“Also, we also need to remember that we don’t desire the reward for the reward itself, but because rewards are an expression that the way we lived is pleasing to the Lord. We ultimately desire rewards because they’re a reflection of Christ’s approval of us.” (source)

“God doesn’t judge the book of our life by its cover; He reads the pages and the footnotes.” (source)

“Some examples of these materials are truth, love, integrity, purity, and sacrificial service.” (source)