Not For Nothing, This...

We are all part of a 'secret service'

only our Creator knows as

He beholds our hearts...

Does it sometimes seem like the altar of today

is heaped with ashes of sacrifice rather than reward?

Take heart, my dear!

There is a much bigger picture

than the part we see!

Gal.6:9

And let us not grow weary while doing good, 

for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Not all 'rewards' are as quickly beheld

as the treat inside a popping corn kernel!

Grand-sonny could not contain his exhilaration

as they tried out their new stir-crazy last night! 😋😍

No, it is not for nothing, nor forgotten or ignored

No, every loving sacrifice will gain a rich reward

So fix your eyes upon the prize that only faith can win

When God Himself will say 'well done' and bid Thee enter in

No, it is not for nothing, every secret second mile

Or earnest intercession between Abba and his child

Or every 'cup of water' given in the Name of He

Who sees in secret but someday will reward openly 

No, it is not for nothing, to live with Heaven in view

To give love's highest honour to He whom all praise is due

To love your neighbour as yourself, to be earth's sav'ry salt

Knowing what matters most is treasure poured/stored in Heaven's vault 

No, it is not for nothing but for God, who sees the heart

And a much bigger picture than we who see but in part

Until that day when face to face, His beauty we will see

As He reveals faith's resting place for all eternity  

Janet Martin