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The Reward of Earnest Effort
“If any man’s work abide, ... he shall receive a reward.”
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Corinthians 3:14
. Glorious will be the reward bestowed when the
faithful workers gather about the throne of God and of the Lamb.
When John in his mortal state beheld the glory of God, he fell as one
dead; he was not able to endure the sight. But when the children of
God shall have put on immortality, they will “see Him as He is.”
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John 3:2
. They will stand before the throne, accepted in the Beloved.
All their sins have been blotted out, all their transgressions borne
away. Now they can look upon the undimmed glory of the throne of
God. They have been partakers with Christ in His sufferings, they
have been workers together with Him in the plan of redemption, and
they are partakers with Him in the joy of seeing souls saved in the
kingdom of God, there to praise God through all eternity.
My brother, my sister, I urge you to prepare for the coming
of Christ in the clouds of heaven. Day by day cast the love of
the world out of your hearts. Understand by experience what it
means to have fellowship with Christ. Prepare for the judgment, that
when Christ shall come, to be admired in all them that believe, you
may be among those who will meet Him in peace. In that day the
redeemed will shine forth in the glory of the Father and the Son. The
angels, touching their golden harps, will welcome the King and His
trophies of victory—those who have been washed and made white
in the blood of the Lamb. A song of triumph will peal forth, filling
all heaven. Christ has conquered. He enters the heavenly courts,
accompanied by His redeemed ones, the witnesses that His mission
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of suffering and sacrifice has not been in vain.
The resurrection and ascension of our Lord is a sure evidence
of the triumph of the saints of God over death and the grave, and a
pledge that heaven is open to those who wash their robes of character
and make them white in the blood of the Lamb. Jesus ascended to
the Father as a representative of the human race, and God will bring
those who reflect His image to behold and share with Him His glory.
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