Hello to whoever will read this blog. Chapter 1 of this book is an introduction that is great beyond all words. The inspiration that John gives in this first chapter is amazing. The first thing I found rewarding is that God is waiting to reward us. But we will only recieve this reward if we have earnt it. Most of the time we take honoring as just an extinct virtue, which is not true in God's eyes. God sees honoring as the number one thing we need to do to reap a good harvest. Like John says in the bible :Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may recieve a full reward.
King Rehoboam lost his reward and did not recieve it because he did not listen to God or his people but turned to his peers for the wrong advice on the beating of his people or not.
I will stop here, and ask my dear cousin when to start reading the second chapeter. In chapter two we will read wheather we have earnt a partial or no reward.
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ReplyDeleteHmmm, I have a problem with your line: "But we will only recieve this reward if we have earnt it." To me, it sounds a little as if God sees us as show dogs doing tricks for treats. I'm not sure that's this is the idea Mr Bevere is trying to put across and I know for sure this is not the way God sees us. I think that like any Father, He desires to reward us. When we obey God and honour Him we naturally receive rewards because it is the natural set in place result of honour and obedience. God is ABLE to reward when we allow Him to through obedience and honour. Naturally the same is true in the other sense when we disobey and dishonour our Father, we naturally step out from under His covering, thus stepping out from His blessing and therefore we are unable to receive a reward.
ReplyDeleteKing Rehoboam's story is one to take into careful consideration isn't it?!!
Good overview of chapter one my friend.