REWARD FOR LABOUR
Memorise: And I have given you a land for which ye did
not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the
vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. Joshua 24:13
Read: Genesis 31:3-7; Bible in one year; John
1:1-3:15; Job 29:21-30:8
Jacob sojourned with Laban and laboured for him for
several years. At first, his host was cheating him at every opportunity, and
the years of his hard labour were almost in vain. Down the line, God had to
intervene to enable Jacob eat the fruit of his labour. For a reader of this
devotional, in every area that you have been deprived of your reward in the
hands of your employers or contractors, the Lord will intervene on your behalf
in Jesus’ name. it is evil when your sweat serves to increase the wealth of
another man without you having any benefit to show for it. After God decided to
bless Jacob to redeem the years of his labour under Laban , the sons of Laban
and their father conspired against him, believing that he did not deserve the
wealth he had earned. When God intervenes in your situation, you will become
what the enemy did not think you could ever become. God’s intervention brings
reward for labour. This can be manifested in God helping you to set up your own
business or company after faithfully serving another for a reasonable length of
time. Jacob ran Laban’s business as his own; he was faithful to tending the
flocks and the business grew rapidly under his care. Jacob later recognised that
although he had served Laban over the years, the man was not eager to grant him
independence. May the Lord deliver you from the wisdom and power of those who
don’t want you to become your best.
Reward for is obtained when the Lord delivers you from
the hands of unfaithful business associates. Laban dealt fraudulently with
Jacob; at several instances, he changed their business agreement just to make
sure that Jacob lost out while he prospered. When the Lord chooses to reward
your labour, He will not allow the plans of fraudsters against you to stand.
Through fraud, there are many people who have lost their month-watering Jobs
innocently. Some people have been imprisoned for frauds they knew nothing
about. Some people have lost millions and billions through fraud; this will
never be your experience in Jesus’ Name. Also, when the Lord chooses to reward
your labour, He will not allow your sincere investment to go in vain. Jacob
invested his time, skills and labour into the business between himself and
Laban. Reward for your labour comes when God decides to judge between you and
those using you for their own advantage. After over 200 years of hard labour in
Egypt , God came down to
deliver the children of Israel
and He gave them a land where they would enjoy the abundance provided by
others. May the Lord cause you to enter into an inheritance of rest in Jesus’
Name.
Prayer Point:
Father, grant me reward for all my labour and remember
me for good in Jesus’ name.
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