Today I want to stand on that foundation and look more closely at what Scripture actually says about God as our Rewarder. Hebrews 11:6 tells us that faith is not complete until we believe not only that He is, but that He rewards those who diligently seek Him. So we’re going to ask: What does God reward? How does He respond to secret generosity, hidden prayer, quiet fasting? How does He weigh our works, our kindness, our service, our endurance, our sacrifice and even our suffering for Christ? What can cause us to forfeit heavenly reward by living for human praise? Let’s allow His Word—and the lives of people like the widow, Hannah, Esther, Wilberforce, and Jim and Elisabeth Elliot—to answer those questions for us.
