YOU THINK HE OWES YOU ONE?
Thou art worthy o lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure, they are and were created'. (Revelation 4:11). 'I have been serving God faithfully and yet, what have I gained?' 'Be courageous. Boast in God. It is his name that is at stake. I can assure you that he has no choice but to rise up in your defence'. I hear words like these from the pulpit, from fellow Christians, everywhere, and I wonder what they are really thinking when they sing the above text. I wonder whether we really understand the words in that text. In church, and outside the church, when believers are encouraging each other to do the right thing, to obey God, they always end with, 'and God will bless you'. Whether it is praying, evangelizing, giving to the needy and the church, maintaining their integrity, the motivation is always that they will be richly rewarded with blessings. Little wonder that when the blessings don&