Dearly Beloved,

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PORTION?

"Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the
fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They
will be paid back for what their hands have done" (Isaiah 3:10-11,
NIV).

Every right thinking man wants good things happen to him. He wishes
good things for himself. He does good things to himself. Nevertheless,
good things cannot be his portion if he is not good to other people.

The Lord told Prophet Isaiah to inform His people about what He
planned to do for them according to what they were doing: good things
for the righteous and disaster for the wicked. This is not a matter of
either God is good or not. It is a matter of reaping what one sows.
Consider the following verses:
"He who is pregnant with evil and conceives trouble gives birth to
disillusionment. He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the
pit he has made. The trouble he causes recoils on himself; his
violence comes down on his own head" (Psalm 7:14-16, NIV).
"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will
reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the
Spirit will reap eternal life" (Galatians 6:7-8, NIV).
"Let him who does wrong continue to do wrong; let him who is vile
continue to be vile; let him who does right continue to do right; and
let him who is holy continue to be holy. Behold, I am coming soon! My
reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he
has done" (Revelation 22:11-12, NIV).

What would be your portion if God decides to reward people according
to their deeds today? Would you be rewarded with good things or with
bad things? While your entering His kingdom depends on your
relationship with Jesus Christ, your rewards both on earth and in
heaven depend on you.

In His service,

Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor).



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Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor).
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"I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will
have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted
in my body, whether by life or by death. FOR TO ME, TO LIVE IS CHRIST
AND TO DIE IS GAIN" (Philippians 1:20-21, NIV).