Daily Wisdom

Isa 28:9 “Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.” 

One’s ability to learn and mature in the Lord has eternal effects while in the temporal.

The Lord’s purpose for me requires me to grow from infancy (temporal mindset) and strive for adulthood (eternal mindset), by offering an eternal motivation.

Mat 19:29 “And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.”

But, through this desired growth comes a sense of spiritual tension: we live in one place, but our true home is in another. Causing us to experience this in a couple of ways.

(1) The propensity to treat church like a bunker and try to escape the world.

(2). Looking forward to eternal life while embracing where God has placed us now.

Both can lead to avoiding our purpose in the Lord and the revealing of Himself through us.

This requires maturity to stay focused and endure the journey.

Jesus speaks of eternal reward with a rich young man (Mat 19) as well as His disciples.

The idea of seeking rewards of any sort might seem counterproductive to the Christian life. But, why would Jesus mention to the Disciples that they “will receive a hundredfold” if he didn’t want that to motivate them?

We should be aching for God’s promised eternal reward, but we should also be selfless like Jesus (Mk 10:45; 1 Jn 2:6).

Here’s the solution: our reward is God himself (Num 18:20).

Heaven in its glory and beauty, is where we will enjoy our eternal reward.

But whatever we desire now should be considered in light of our promised eternal reward, God himself.

View the present situation God’s put you in through the motivation of His eternal promises!

HSAY… Todd