Here I Am

“Here I am – I have come to do your will, O God.” Hebrews 10:7

This sentence is short in words but liberating when put into practice. This was the sentence spoken by Jesus when He fellowshipped with His Father. No matter what arose Jesus embraced it as God’s will for 33 years – the entire length of His earthly existence. With God’s will being His measuring stick He lived a sacrificial life to bring freedom to all. When His faith was complete and God’s plan was accomplished Christ was given the rewards that go beyond this world – sitting at the right hand of God the Father!

God rewards completed faith based on certain principles. Christ had no ulterior motives in serving God – He faithfully saw His life on earth as a continual journey of a servant. God will never reward us as long as our motives are impure. ‘Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility…Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interest of others.' Phil 2:3-4

God also determines the rewards He wishes to bestow which will always be in line with His will for our lives and will glorify Him. We must allow God to bless us through His design instead of our own. God created the universe so I believe He is quite capable of doing His own planning and rewarding. God gives rewards that will glorify Him.

Also, we must be content in the blessings of completed faith. My family had faith in God during our sister and dad’s journey through cancer. The completion of this walk did not result in their earthly healing but God brought eternal blessings through the completion of this journey. We cannot assume that every blessing will be pleasing to our earthly wishes. ‘I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.’ Phil 4:1. We should expect to get only what God wishes to give and be content with the results.

Our rewards will generally be given after our faith response. We must first act upon our belief in what God has told us before our faith will be rewarded. Once our faith has been activated and our response is in walking toward that end God will bless and give us His abundance of blessings. That is our confidence that we can embrace and expect! ‘Don’t throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.’ Heb. 10:35-36.

‘When the fire of testing tempers the steel of faith, God always draws near to strengthen our spirit.” By Faith, p. 131.