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O lord, by your hand save me from such men, from men, from men of this world whose reward in this life (Psalm 17:14)

There are two type of people in the world: those activities are designed to generate a reward in this lifetime, and those who life to generate a reward when they meet our Lord in Heaven. Unfortunately, not every Christian models the latter type.

How do we judge whether a person is living for the future reward versus the earthly reward? there are several key indicators.

First, future-reward people tend to be givers. They make their time and resources available to be channeled for the kingdom purposes. They reallize that their sowing will ultimately be rewarded at the judgement seat of Christ, where what they have done on earth will be judged and rewarded by God (2 Corinthians 5:10).

Future-reward people also tend to make obedience-based desicions. they don't make decisions based on their perceived outcome. They realize that a decision based on obedience alone may not result in an immediate outcome. Jesus was a future-reward person. He was obedient to the cross even though He knew the immediate outcome would be His own death.

Future-reward situation show up in daily life in a number of ways. Perharps a person has wronged you and God calls you to forgive and even bless that person without expectation of his or her response. perharps God has called you to sow money into a ministry or another person's life without expectation of return from that person. Perharps you have been called to serve another person in another capacity without expectation of any earthly reward. The situations we might encounter are unlimited.

Are you living a life based on future reward or short-term reward? today, evaluate how you make decisions and how you allocate resources. This will reveal wheter or not you are a future-reward Christian.