Eat Your Food Zoe
Now Think On This
Steve Martin
"Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward
is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. "I am
the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the
end." Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach (Revelations 22:12-13, NASU)
Do you like to get a
reward? Don’t you feel a bit more inspired
to achieve something if there is a “carrot at the end of the stick”?
OK, for the young ones
under 30 - you may not know what that old school saying means. So how about this
one, “Do what I tell you to do and you will get an iPhone for your birthday.”
Got it?
We have a dog. Her name
is Zoe Girl Martin (full name on her pedigree papers). She is a Dachshund - a wiener
do, a hot dog. And she is a bit overweight for being 10, or 70 years in human
terms. (But don’t we all…)
Zoe likes to eat. Dog
food. Human food. Any kind of food. I know, that isn’t the best for her, but
when she looks at you with those beautiful brown eyes, and whimpers her sweet,
sweet sounds, what can I say? A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.
Zoe - her Facebook profile photo from 5 years back. (Just kidding.)
She didn't want me showing yesterday's photo. Must be a girl thing.
What Zoe likes best, as
I imagine all dogs do, are the treats. Give them a treat as a reward for being
obedient and they do what you want them to do. They may not completely
understand that doing what is good to do is good to do anyway, but dangling a
treat in front of her helps her achieve the proper goal.
When there are times Zoe
doesn’t necessarily like her same old, same old food for supper, we remind her
of the treat she gets once her plate is all cleaned up. For her, nothing is better
than a “rawhide” bone, or a real steak bone rarely (or medium rare) brought home from Longhorn Restaurant.
(My favorite!)
Amazing how it works.
When you are given the promise of a reward after a job well done, or obeying a
command even when you don’t understand why, but know that the reward is worth
the blood, sweat and tears, then you find the strength and courage to do it.
Whatever it takes. Right? Say yes.
Your faith in the Person
doing the promising gives you the hope and the will to press on.
“You who bring good news
to Tziyon, get yourself up on a high mountain; you who bring good news to
Yerushalayim, cry out at the top of your voice! Don’t be afraid to shout out
loud!
Say to the cities of
Y’hudah, “Here is your God! Here comes Adonai Elohim with power, and his arm
will rule for him. Look! His reward is with him, and his recompense is before
him.” Isaiah 40:9-10, Complete Jewish Bible)
“The righteous shall
rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He shall wash his feet in the blood of the
wicked, so that men will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
surely He is God who judges in the earth." (Psalms 58:10-11, NKJV)
"Behold, I am
coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to
what he has done. "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last,
the beginning and the end." Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach (Revelations
22:12-13, NASU)
Our Lord Jesus Christ
promises us a reward. The one that counts in the end.
Even after He Himself
lived, died, buried and rose again; even after He saved us, called us, and
sends His Holy Spirit to be with us every day and everywhere, He STILL promises
us a reward at the end of our time.
To put it another way,
as does the well-known saying, “Such a deal.” It is the real deal.
What other
encouragement do we need to hear, obey, do His will, and get the job done?
Be encouraged today.
His reward here on earth and eternal life in heaven should be enough to spur
you on until the end.
Now think on this,
Steve Martin
Founder
Love For His People,
Inc.
P.S. I would be most grateful if you'd share
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Now Think On This - In
the Year of our Lord 05.31.17 - #287 – “Eat Your food Zoe” – Wednesday, 4:30 am
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Again, I would be most
grateful if you'd share this encouraging word with your family and friends. You
can easily use the social media icons below. Thanks! Steve
From the desk of Steve Shultz:
Now another significant Acts 2:17 outpouring of the Holy Spirit is about to take place. He is going to pour out His Spirit on all flesh and prophetic songs and sounds are forthcoming.
We have just begun an extended period of the most aggressive "Kingdom" advancement ever and we are going to march to the beat of the sound of the incoming Reformation Glory Train. The most dramatic Renaissance period in history is unveiling before our eyes and ultimately it will restore the face of God to society in a creative and innovative display that the Church has never seen. (Photo via Flickr)
