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
3 And the
LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred;
and I will be with thee.
4 And Jacob
sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
5 And said
unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before;
but the God of my father hath been with me.
6 And ye know
that with all my power I have served your father.
7 And your
father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him
not to hurt me.
MESSAGE
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 labour 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
mouth-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.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
John 1:1-3:15;
Job 29:21-30:8
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