How do you reconcile God’s rewards with His unmerited favor under the new covenant? In this enlightening and practical message, Joseph Prince shows you how God rewards you when you simply use the grace He has given you. Whether it is success in ministry, promotion at work, experiencing provision, or even having children, see how you can be given a full reward when you place your trust in the Lord, and come under His wings for refuge. Whatever you are believing Him for today, continue to have a confident trust in the Lord and see it bring you a great reward!
is there a difference between grace and
reward so people are saying I should say
like like like this is that a
contradiction between grace and reward
we know there is a difference but is
there a contradiction some people feel
like if you are under grace you know we
believe that it’s not our works amen
it’s not our merit it’s not our
deserving it is the unconditional
undeserved favor of God which is grace
grace is define is unmerited favor can I
have a good amen
all right but on the other hand what
about rewards what about rewards well
you know I’m a strong believer in
rewards and I shared a few weeks ago and
I think I’ll start off with from that
basis to the message that God has for us
today and you look up here in first
Corinthians 15 it says Paul is writing
and Paul says by the unmerited favor of
God I am what I am by the unmerited
favor of God I am what I am and his
unmerited favor
greatest define is unmerited favor
towards me was not in vain in other
words God may release favor in your life
towards for example got released favor
in your life towards working with
children in our case our church
children’s church has got rock kids so
got released number one if God releases
a favor in that area you will love
children you cannot say I hate kids but
but I think God is telling me to work
among kids alright please the kids don’t
you and we do want you working there
you’ve got God anoints you and in Greece
the favor in your life they’ll be favor
with the kids as well
amen doesn’t mean that it’s smooth
sailing you’ll learn some some things
about children know that but the favor
is there the grace is there can I have a
good amen
but it’s possible to say no I don’t
think I have a time I’m so busy as it is
you know I’m on a career track and my
boss expects a lot from me then that
unmerited favor towards you was in vain
but Paul says in my life his grace
towards me was not in vain it’s possible
to let it be in vain now but I laboured
more abundantly than they all and he’s
referring to other apostles I laboured
more abundantly than they all I laboured
more abundantly than they all yet not i
but the unmerited favor of God which was
with me so in other words
says whatever favor God has released in
my life towards any particular ministry
I float with God I didn’t let it be in
vain
and you know what I laboured more
abundantly in other words that the power
inside me cost me to be like the burning
bush burning up but not burning out a
man praise God and how people come and
watch him burn praise the Lord so the
thing is this God gives you an anointing
for something I always said like this
God gives you the favour to do something
it’s still grace God hear the fable do
something when you do it and don’t let
it be in vain you flow with that grace
God rewards you for he for for do for
accomplishing the grace for doing the
grace for working out the grace that he
first gave you isn’t that cool
amen when we stand before heaven no
wonder everyone who receive a crown the
Bible tells us in heaven they cast the
crown before the lamb and said you are
worthy because without you hey we will
even have breath to brief of the pray
the sinner’s prayer amen we won’t even
have eyes to see you know who are we
that we should see the things that we
are seeing from God’s scriptures there
are so many blinded so many lost out
there amen and there H is catching up
you know and and and man is not forever
fallen man is not forever
so the thing is that blessed are your
eyes for you see have you ever thanked
God for that amen
you are numbered among the elect of God
aren’t you glad for that aren’t you glad
you enjoying you truly have to reach
it’s not about having more houses more
cars hey if you are defined by that you
are truly poor you’re a poor man having
plenty of money plenty of property amen
your true wealth is your knowledge of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ amen
now having said that rewards is
something that God wants us motivated by
are you listening people don’t forget
when you are rewarded it’s always
because God gave you the grace amen and
when you do the grace and this is a good
message and reminder for all pastas and
and Christian companies and
organizations something they wonder how
do I reward my my you know my stuff if I
what all of them based on grace
everybody gets the fullest month bonuses
amen the highest and all that but of
course it’s still grace grace is shown
by how diligent the person is if you see
a person accomplishing fruits that means
he is working out the grace that has
been worked in him he should be rewarded
if somebody who is a Christian working
in a Christian organization all right is
lazy amen guess what grace is flowing
towards him for some area of his
expertise but he’s not flowing with it
and it’s showing in no fruit so as a
boss just like Jesus in this book of
Revelation among the seven churches you
don’t look for for grace within you look
for grace manifested without in fruits
in works that’s how you reward people
can have a good amen let’s say if I run
a company an organization okay and they
come and say you preach grace how come
this guy got you know more bonus then
then then I did then we say look your
works does not show all right the way
that he’s does he’s diligent his fruits
are good amen he’s an achiever but how
he carries out the grace it’s still
grace but it’s grace that can be seen
grace that has been float with amen
that you have used utilize praise God
are you following sofa now when you’re
safe you are safe
listen without any merit on your part
nothing you you are of yourself nothing
you can do can merit God’s favor God
loved us when we were sinful God loves
us still now that we have saved how much
more in fact amen but there are people
that got price that got values and such
things needs to be preached in the
church there are people that got values
more than others precious in the sight
of the Lord are the death of his Saints
and many times put it in such a way that
oh you know you died so precious that
God no no precious means it’s costly
when a sin dies you know we all want to
die and go to heaven some some
Christians okay they want to die
heaven we need every believer we can on
this earth these wet matters so when a
believer dies is costly it is precious
are you listening people now the Bible
says that we ask ourself the question
but is it right to to serve out of
reward motivation is it okay to serve
alright looking to the reward
well my Bible says the faith that
pleases God is like this Hebrews 11
verse 6 without faith it is impossible
to please God say impossible but what is
the kind of faith let the Bible answer I
know many of your teachings on faith but
let the the the first on faith the
famous verse on faith talking about
pleasing God with faith let it show you
what kind of favor is it is a faith
where without faith impossible to please
God for he who comes to God and by the
way this present tense in the Greek keep
on coming to God and that’s why the
teaching of grace is so important
because it gives you boldness to come
into the presence of God as shunning him
he who comes to God must believe that he
is God is a man I mean many many
believers know God is of course but the
thing is that that second part and that
he is a rewarder the faith that pleases
God without faith is impossible to
please God so the faith that pleases God
is a faith that believe that God exists
God is and that God is a rewarder of
those who diligently seek Him I think
God is a rewarder yeah he rewards you
amen
even the grace he gives you the hunger
you have one time Jesus had 70 disciples
and Twelve Apostles right around him and
and 70 disciples you can read about it
in John and look and all that one time
he said no man can come to me unless the
father draws him and the Bible says from
that time onwards the other seventy did
not work with him anymore
why they they felt slighted
I followed you because I have wisdom to
know that you are the Messiah not a
friend if you have any heart towards
Christ
God drew you all of us are saved because
God drew us amen
they didn’t like it they didn’t like the
message of grace amen
and just unto the twelve and says you
guys want to go also and Peter says Lord
where can we go you have the words of
eternal life
a man so the faith that pleases God is a
faith that believe God is a rewarder I’m
telling you Church many of you about to
get rewarded are you listening is the
year of its restoration you’re about to
get rewarded and you’re safe but pastor
Prinze my route I’ve been believing God
for days I asked God for this and and
it’s such a long time coming then the
chapter before Hebrews 11 here is for
you before he talks about faith he tells
us in Hebrews 10 therefore do not cast
away your confidence which has great
reward which is what not just reward
great reward
hey people keep on believing keep on
taking communion keep on trusting God
but but but I lost this baby keep on
believing God I lost one two alright
keep on believing God but the
restoration is amazing in Justin keep on
believing God keep on believing God cast
not away your confidence the devil wants
you to throw your confidence don’t throw
it away
it has great reward but I don’t see it
it’s in the future next verse is for you
for you have need of endurance and
yoren’s means what your gonna perceive
here you’re gonna you’re gonna hang on
you got a you got a a go trait and your
don’t give up don’t throw in the towel
don’t cast away your confidence you have
need of endurance that after you have
done the will of God you may receive the
promise so its future tense right yes
and what is needed now you see between
the pot you say Amen at the end of the
prayer and then between the pot you say
wow thank you Father
I see it I feel it is the endurance part
it may take one month may take a week
mate may take one year may take two
years but do not throw your confidence
it has great reward
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