Aug 16, 2024 Daily Devotion

A Great Reward in Heaven!

Whoever receives a righteous man because he is righteous will receive a righteous man’s reward.

Matthew 10:41

Today’s devotion is a continuation from the Do the Word blog. As Jesus is about to tell us in Matthew 5:10-12, hosting a righteous man may get you killed these days, too:

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

In that scripture, Jesus mentions the great reward of the prophets and the righteous. He says simply that it is a “great reward in heaven.” He does not specify what it is. The one thing that’s specific is that the reward is not here on earth. What’s here on earth for prophets and the righteous is a whole lot of suffering for righteousness’ sake, all for the name of Christ.