{"id":60003,"date":"2021-12-21T12:03:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T09:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=60003"},"modified":"2025-10-21T23:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:07:34","slug":"how-god-will-give-his-rewards-and-the-criteria-he-will-use-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2021\/12\/21\/how-god-will-give-his-rewards-and-the-criteria-he-will-use-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"How God Will Give His Rewards \u2013 And the Criteria He Will Use (Part 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings to you in the most powerful name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Welcome once again as we continue our study of God\u2019s Word. We\u2019re still exploring the topic of God\u2019s various rewards and the standards He uses to give them. This is Part 4.<\/p>\n

4) There Are Rewards for Those Who Help the Poor and the Needy<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jesus spoke to a Pharisee who had invited Him to a banquet and shared this powerful teaching:<\/p>\n

Luke 14:12\u201314 (NIV)<\/strong>
\nThen Jesus said to his host, \u201cWhen you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.
\nBut when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
\nand you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Luke 14:15 (NIV)<\/strong>
\nWhen one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, \u201cBlessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you\u2019re a believer who has been saved, don\u2019t forget to care for those in need. Use what God has blessed you with to help the poor and vulnerable. Why? Because there is a great reward in heaven waiting for those who remember the needy\u2014especially on that day when the Lord raises His chosen ones to give them their eternal rewards.<\/p>\n

When you give, or when you host celebrations, don\u2019t only include people who are well-off or who can return the favor. Go out of your way to invite or support those who have nothing to offer in return. Don\u2019t limit your generosity to those who have helped you\u2014extend it to those who can\u2019t. In doing so, you\u2019re storing up real treasure in heaven.<\/p>\n

The Apostle Paul was committed to this principle. After meeting with the apostles, this is what he said:<\/p>\n

Galatians 2:9\u201310 (NIV)<\/strong>
\nJames, Cephas and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
\nAll they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you see it? When we notice those who are struggling\u2014the poor, the orphans, and those who are lacking\u2014we should see that as our opportunity to earn great rewards in heaven. Let\u2019s make every effort to help.<\/p>\n

In heaven, our wealth won\u2019t be measured by what we had on earth, but by what we did with it\u2014especially acts of generosity like these. If everything we receive is spent only on ourselves or shared only with those like us, we are actually diminishing our eternal reward.<\/p>\n

Giving doesn\u2019t require us to be rich. Even if you have just a little\u2014say 100 shillings\u2014you can give 50 to help someone in need and still have enough for yourself. It\u2019s the heart behind the giving that God rewards.<\/p>\n

May the Lord help us see this clearly, and may we start today to remember and care for those in need.<\/p>\n

God bless you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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