God Will Reward Your Faithfulness
On a shelf in my home office, there is a brass clock engraved with the words “Volunteer of the Year, 1998.” I received the clock for serving as a hospice chaplain with the Visiting Nurse Association of Wisconsin. I attended to patients and their families because the Holy Spirit placed the ministry of comfort on my heart. The pastor in me longed for people in their final days to know that Jesus will save any sinner who, like the repentant thief on the cross, looks to him with humble, childlike faith (see Luke 23:43). I would have kept serving as the Lord called me, with or without a reward. Nevertheless, it was meaningful to me to be appreciated. I’m guessing the same may be true of you. Continue reading…
