Reward will come.

This verse is one for all to think very hard on:

Proverbs 11:31
31 If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.

One of the first things in this proverb I noticed is the word if. Now there is no doubt that God blessed me way more than I deserve. I think many of us who have called on the Lord can say that. I also believe that many who have never called on the Lord to be Savior suffer greatly in life beccause they never expirience the true peace that is found only in Jesus. BUT back to the word if. If implies a question doesn't it? The Bible teaches that this place called earth that we dwell on now is a temporary home. When we look at eternity, our life on earth is just a vapor. The Bible clearly teaches that our reward will come when we as Christians dwell with our heavenly Father in heaven. So if that is when our great rewards will come think about the opposite end of the spectrum. How much more will the punishment be for the ungodly and the sinner who has never repented and asked Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of their life. It is not a pretty picture...weeping and nashing of teeth, eternal torment, lonliness, pain and suffering....oh my lost friends surrender to Jesus today!

When we thing about that it should push to the front of our minds the importance of telling everyone the gospel of Jesus Christ!

Have a great weekend!

Tom