September 4

God promises to reward integrity. In Psalm 18:20 we are told, “The Lord rewards me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands He will recompense me.” Oh, it may not appear that the Holy One has observed but not acted upon what He’s seen of the integrity of His people!

A wise friend has said, “God does not always pay His debts on Tuesday.” Those of us who are familiar with receiving bills on a schedule and paying them on a schedule sometimes expect God to follow our time table when it comes to issuing His rewards. He does not.

In fact, the individuals who seem to have reaped most abundantly of the rewards of earth may not be those who God intends to reward. Sometimes, God’s choicest saints are those quietly serving Him without fanfare. They seem to gain no advantage from their faithfulness. But there is a day coming when all God’s accounts will be settled.

Isaiah 62:11 says that when He comes, His reward will be with Him. Mark 9:41 assures that the slightest act done in the name of Jesus and for the sake of His Kingdom shall be rewarded. Nothing will have been too insignificant for His notice. If you are laboring for Christ and seem forgotten, soldier on! The One you serve knows—and His promise is that you shall not be disappointed.