Things for Which the Believer Will Be Rewarded at the Judgment Seat of Christ

• For fearing the Lord and thinking on His name (Mal 3:16). Something as simple as setting aside a

time to meditate on the Lord will be remembered with a reward.

• For sowing practical righteousness (Prov 11:18). There will be more reward at the judgment seat for obeying

the Word of God than for a great number of acts done in service where there was no righteousness.

• For walking in separation from the world (Heb 11:24-26).

• For suffering reproach for His name's sake (Luke 6:22-23).

• For acts of kindness – even something small like giving a cup of water to someone

(Matt 10:42).

• For having confidence in God – for trusting Him in life's trials (Heb 10:35).

For resisting temptation (Jas 1:12).

• For maintaining a spirit of forgiveness toward someone who has offended you (Prov 25:22).

• For leading a disciplined life of self-control and order (1 Cor 9:24-27).

• For exercising our gift faithfully according to the Lord's will (Matt 25:21-23; Luke

19:16-19).

For caring for, shepherding and teaching new converts (2 John 8-"full reward"). We cannot leave our new converts to their own way without risking losing part of our reward (recompense).

For supporting the Lord's testimony financially (1 Tim 6:17-19; 2 Cor 9:6-11). If we cannot be directly involved in the Lord's work, we can at least put our money "in the bank" and then we will receive "interest" in the form of reward at the Lord's coming (Luke 19:23). The word for "bank" in the original language can also be translated as "fellowship." Therefore, if we put our resources into fellowship with the Lord's work, this will be remembered with a reward.

I think we can see through these things that there will be more rewards for obeying the Word of the Lord than for doing great things for Him. I think we can also see that He places a premium on having a right attitude in how we do things. Paul said, "Let us be occupied in service" (Rom 12:7 – J.

1. Darby version). This is good, but let us make sure that we have a right spirit

in everything we do, because this is very important to the Lord (Matt 9:13).