11. Will there be a reward for Jesus? Isaiah 53:11.
NOTE: ‘Who can estimate the result of the prayers of the world’s Redeemer? When Christ shall see the travail of His soul and be satisfied, then will be seen and realised the value of His earnest prayers while His divinity was veiled with humanity.’ Lift Him Up, page 175.
12. What will be our spiritual reward in the kingdom? Revelation 22:3-4.
NOTE: ‘Whatever crosses they have been called to bear, whatever losses they have sustained, whatever persecution they have suffered, even to the loss of their temporal life, the children of God are amply recompensed. “They shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads.” Revelation 22:4.’ Christ’s Object Lessons, page 180.
LESSON INSIGHT: The purpose of our lives is to give glory to God, our Father in heaven. Jesus gave glory to the Father, day by day as He lived on earth. He was the Son of God who became the Son of man. We were made in the image of God. Knowing this, our motivation for a growing spiritual life should be our desire to show others what our God is like. This means we will strive earnestly through the power of God, to overcome everything in our lives that is not of God. Jesus came and showed us how to overcome temptation so that we can be God’s living witnesses in this world, right in the midst of Satan and his angels. If we let our lights shine, we are reflecting Jesus who is the light. In fact, God has placed us, who were made in His image, in the world to finish the work of the Gospel and to hasten His coming.