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Pleasure/reward?


How great it would be to have happy endings all the time in everything. We would be then thinking, "What a blessed life we have!" Wouldn't we? Playing treasure hunt is an interesting way to give a surprise gift to someone. I remember playing treasure hunt to wish one of my friends at our college hostel who is very dear to my heart. We saw the joy on her face once she found the surprise.

Matthew 7:13 says, "Difficult is the way that leads to life, and there are few who find it." Finding eternal life is also like a treasure hunt. Amidst tough situations and difficult decisions, as we strive to please and fulfill the will of God, and make sacrifices to keep the word of the Lord, we find the treasure—life.


Hey friend, it is not easy to live a holy life. 2 Timothy 3:12 says, "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." But let us know that in giving up worldly pleasures, there is freedom. Hebrews 11:24-26 says, "It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of the king of Egypt’s daughter. He chose to suffer with God’s people instead of enjoying sin for a short time. He thought it was better to suffer for the Christ than to have all the treasures of Egypt because he was looking for God’s reward." What a life Moses lived! He dared to be different. He fought the waves by moving against them.

May God strengthen us to do the same—to leave all the ungodly pleasures that seem harmless but are still vicious. May God help us to swim against the current. May we find life through our everyday choices. And may we never forget, in due time, God will reward us.


Dear God, thank you for opening our eyes to see the beauty in the difficult path that is laid before us in our faith walk. May we make choices like Moses and be rewarded richly by you. May you guide us throughout the day. Amen.

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