Saturday November 14th, 2026
« NLT And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek Him »
« MSG It’s impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that He exists and that He cares enough to respond to those who seek Him. »
« NKJV But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. »
40 “The person who welcomes you welcomes Me, and the person who welcomes Me welcomes the one who sent Me.
41 The person who welcomes a prophet as such will receive a prophet’s reward. The person who welcomes a godly person as such will receive a godly person’s reward.
42 I can guarantee this truth: Whoever gives any of my humble followers a cup of cold water because that person is my disciple will certainly never lose their reward.”
Peter’s encounter with Jesus at the Lake of Gennesaret is a pointer to the fact that our Lord is indeed a generous rewarder, Luke 5:1-7.
He allowed the Lord to use his boat as a pulpit and was rewarded with such a great catch of fish that his boat began to sink;
he had to call additional hands to help him manage his breakthrough.
There are many areas of service that attract God’s generous rewards.
- One of such is partnering with God to advance the agenda of heaven; this was what happened in Peter’s case.
- Another act that brings heavenly rewards is obedience to the Lord’s instructions.
You can see this in the story of Abraham, who obeyed God when he was instructed to get out of his father’s house to a place God would show him, Genesis 12:1-4.
He obeyed, even though he did not know where he was going.
As if that wasn’t enough, when he was eventually blessed with Isaac, the child of promise, he was asked to sacrifice him as a burnt offering, and again, he obeyed.
As a result of his obedience, God rewarded him with an everlasting covenant of blessing and multiplication, Genesis 22:15-17.
- Another area of service that receives God’s attention for generous rewards is hospitality.
An example is the story of the Shunammite woman who was so generous to Prophet Elisha that the Lord rewarded her with a son – a gift money could not buy 2 Kings 4:8-17.
The story of the widow of Zarephath is another example of how God rewards hospitality, 1 Kings 17:9-16.
She sacrificed her last meal and that brought about meals that sustained her family throughout a famine.
The Bible says in Hebrews 13:2Amplified
« Do not neglect to extend hospitality to strangers [especially among the family of believers—being friendly, cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your home and doing your part generously], for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it »
- God also rewards people who host His presence in their homes.
According to 2 Samuel 6:11-14, God blessed Obed-Edom so much for housing the ark of the covenant that he became the envy of the king.
`This is a great lesson to those who are reluctant to submit their homes as house fellowship meeting centres.
Such people don’t know the blessing they are missing out on by denying God the use of their space.
Beloved, as today’s memory verse declares,
our God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek, serve, obey, and honour Him.
Use this to your advantage today.
Application – God never overlooks anything you do for Him. He will always reward you.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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