Reassure the righteous that their good living will pay off. — Isaiah 3:10 The Message
From Genesis to Revelation, this message permeates the scripture. To Cain, God says, "If you do what is right, will you not be accepted?" At the conclusion of the Bible, Jesus declares, "My reward is with Me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done."
Why repeat it here in Isaiah?
This verse is like a fish swimming upstream. All around it are pronouncements of woe and judgment, of God’s wrath poured out on a nation gone mad with sin. But as God cries out His warning against those who ignore and defy Him, He stops briefly to speak to the bewildered righteous.
"These judgments aren’t about you. Hang in there. I haven’t forgotten you. I won’t abandon you. At the right time, you will find your reward."
Give Him time. God will make sense out of your life. Nothing is wasted; nothing is lost. God remembers all that you do, and He will reward every good done from a heart of faith.
Be encouraged!
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