I greet you in Jesus’ precious name. It is Saturday morning, the 13th of July, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go to the book of Mathew 6:18, from the Amplified Version of the Bible:

“… your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.”

Now, I don’t know about you, I want my reward in heaven, I do not want my reward here on earth. In Mathew 6, you will see the Lord says when you are fasting, you are going without food because you want to deal with an issue in your life or you want to grow closer to the Lord, don’t walk around looking like you are half dead but comb your hair, wash your face and don’t let anyone know what you’re doing and then you’ll be rewarded by the Lord.

Jesus said in Mathew 11:11 about John the Baptist,

“among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist”

Why? Because John the Baptist never touched God’s glory. In John 3:30, John says:

“He must increase, but I must decrease.” 

We’ve got to remain humble and I want to tell you, I don’t know if you’re like me but sometimes I get so disappointed in myself. We love the applause of men, don’t we? The thing is, the Lord says if we get our applause here, or your reward here, there’s nothing for you in heaven. I remember one Sunday after Jill and I had preached in a church in Durban, we were on our way home and we went into a little restaurant and we had a meal together quietly. There were other people in the restaurant and when it came time for us to leave, we said to the waitress, ”Can you bring us the bill please.” She said, ”The bill has already been paid.” We said, ”There must be some mistake, we haven’t paid yet.” She said, ”No, the couple that was sitting across the way from you have paid for your meal.” And they got up and quietly left. Folks, that touched me so deeply. We couldn’t get out of the restaurant quick enough to see if we could find them. They were gone; they didn’t want their reward from us. They were just doing what they believed God wanted them to do.

Today, don’t be so concerned about getting your reward here on earth, but be more concerned about obedience to God and the Lord is going to reward you on the great day when you meet Him in Heaven.

Jesus bless you and goodbye.