May 29

The Word admonishes that we, “Be not weary in well-doing, for in due season you shall reap if you faint not.” (Galatians 6:9) We do tend to weary. We tend to invest ourselves toward the goal that we desire and when it seems our effort falls short, we become disconcerted. We wonder “Why?”

When that happens, we must remind ourselves that God does not see as we see. If we are walking in obedience to Him, our reward is in the act of obedience itself, not in the outcome that we might suppose should follow our having submitted to His authority.

Some of the Lord’s greatest rewards come in the secret place of the heart. Those are the little nooks and crannies within ourselves where we sense His presence, His peace, His approval of our efforts. We may never be among those whose accomplishments “pay off” in the world’s eyes; but we know in the depth of our being that it is in God’s eyes that we desire approval.

In Psalm 25:14 He assures, “The secret of the Lord have they who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant and reveal to them its deep meaning.” The ‘secret’ is the tender sense of His presence that unfolds the depth of His promises to those who worship and respect Him. If we desire life’s true treasure, it is to be obtained only in glorious companionship with Him.