Whom is our Reward?
“The word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying fear not, Abram: I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward.” – Genesis 15:1
To be one who would seek the eternal king only for the blessings he can procure, would be nearly criminal. The trial of which would be held before the very creation that groans, as only earth, space and stars could groan. Such things groan, shatter, collide and quasar, in eager expectation of one solid permanent edifice of reality to protrude beyond the limitations of itself. That thing is the revelation of God’s Sons.
The sons of God will be those who, like their Father Abraham, recognize and believe that their heavenly father is far more than just being some cosmic blessing dispenser. Our Lord told us that the very definition of eternal life was to, “Know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” John 17:3
In Hosea 7:13-14 God laments, “Woe unto them! For they have fled from me: because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me. And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.”
Do we gather to ask of the Lord for mere provision of the things of the flesh? Or do we gather that his kingdom would come? That his will be done? In earth as it is in heaven? And from this right posture of desire do we then recognize that the purpose of our daily bread is to bolster and follow the desire for every word that proceeds from the mouth of God?
