Wed the 18th

2 John: 8

 

⁸Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.

 

In our daily life we work very hard to keep what we have. When we talk about selling something, or giving something away, or even mention the prospect of letting something go, the typical response is “I worked too hard to just give that away”. Do we guard our salvation as closely? If someone was to ask you to name something so precious to you that you could not imagine giving it up, would your relationship with Christ be first on the list? It might be a knee jerk reaction to say, well my spouse….or my kids…..maybe for some it is the security they find in a bank account or some other asset…..we must remember that all things flow from the vine. Without Christ in our life we will never be fully rewarded, all of the relationships in our life will never reach their full potential, and all of our tangible things that we care so much for……well they were never going to last anyway. Hold on tightly to your salvation, cleave to Christ; there you will find your full reward, you will find that when the Lord is the one thing that you cannot imagine setting aside, your life is brighter, your peace is deeper, your relationships are fuller, in short when you take care of the one most important thing in your life, everything else falls exactly where it is supposed to be. Allow yourself to be fully rewarded here, and in the next life. Do not let all of your hard work slip through your fingers because you have set the important to the side so that you might chase the meaningless.

 

Peace,

Brian