
Broadcast 4269
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Revelation 2:19 (NIV) "I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first."
Have you ever labored and yet felt unappreciated for the efforts you have put in? Well, that kind of thing happens a lot. What makes it worse is that this often leads to discouragement. This is why many motivational and self-advancement talks emphasize that each person should learn to blow their own trumpet and toot their own horn.
This is the world’s way of responding to this issue, but it is not necessarily the right way. This approach is premised on the assumption that if you do not do it, no one will do it for you, and therefore your efforts and contributions will all go to waste, leaving you unacknowledged, unappreciated, and unrewarded.
When Jesus took the time to address letters to the seven churches in Asia in the Book of Revelation, one of the recurring themes in all of His letters was “I Know.” In a nutshell, He said to them, I know your works, your labor, your patience, your trials, your poverty, your charity, and your service. He was essentially saying to them: Your acts of service and demonstration of faithfulness have not gone unnoticed by Me.
What’s more, He knows our tears, fears, frame, and frailties. He knows what we are up against—the oppositions, contradictions, and hindrances that litter our way. He knows the limits of our strength, the extent of our abilities, and the boundaries of our endurance.
What is even more comforting is not just that He knows, but that He is working in time and through eternity to supply the help that we need. He is keeping count of our faithfulness in the midst of hard times and trouble. He is orchestrating events in our favor to provide succor and relief. He is ever-present to supply divine strength, even in the areas where we are weakest.
Every act of faithfulness counts with Him. Every whispered prayer is noted and kept. Every call for help comes before Him. It was Hagar who named a well of encounter Beer-lahai-roi, the well of “The Living One Who Sees Me.” Your painful experiences in the course of serving the Lord do not escape His notice. The Living One who knows all sees you, and He is poised to comfort you and reward you in due season.
Go into today with full assurance of faith that the Lord sees you in your labors and pain, and He who sees will intervene, deliver, and reward.
—Abraham Damilola Arigi
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