Heavenly Rewards: Living with Eternity in Sight

by Mark Hitchcock

Publisher:

Harvest House Publishers

, 2019

Are You Living in Light of Eternity?
 
It’s difficult to imagine eternal life. But when you’ve got only one life and you know there is coming a day when you will stand before God, it’s important to consider whether you’re living each day like your life depends on it.
 
If you’re a Christian, the good news is God’s judgment isn’t about determining your salvation—it’s about rewarding your faithfulness. Salvation cannot be earned—it’s already yours.
 
In Heavenly Rewards you will uncover fascinating truths about how the life you live today determines your life in eternity. You will…

• learn tangible ways you can please the Lord in your everyday living
• discover that your labor and sacrifices are never in vain—God is a faithful rewarder
• see the benefits of living faithfully and enduring through even the most difficult times

Yes, your faithfulness will be rewarded. God knows the smallest details of your days, and He wants to acknowledge your every act you’ve done for Him.
 
Living well with an eternal perspective really can change your life—for good.

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Top Highlights

“While true as far as it goes, there is also a serious shortcoming in this kind of thinking. Receiving rewards will be a sign of God’s pleasure and approval of our lives here on earth. We should seek His approval above all else. Not to mention that rewards are God’s idea, not ours.” (source)

“In the same way, we serve God and sacrifice for Him because we love Him and others. We don’t serve for the reward; we serve for the Lord. ‘Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him’ (2 Corinthians 5:9). Like a soldier receiving a medal, eternal rewards are simply God’s way of showing that He is pleased with our service.” (source)

“Also, we also need to remember that we don’t desire the reward for the reward itself, but because rewards are an expression that the way we lived is pleasing to the Lord. We ultimately desire rewards because they’re a reflection of Christ’s approval of us.” (source)

“God doesn’t judge the book of our life by its cover; He reads the pages and the footnotes.” (source)

“Some examples of these materials are truth, love, integrity, purity, and sacrificial service.” (source)

Product Details

• Title : Heavenly Rewards: Living with Eternity in Sight
• Author: Hitchcock, Mark
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Publication Date: 2019
• ISBN: 9780736976541

About Mark Hitchcock

Mark Hitchcock was born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University and graduated from law school in 1984. After working for a judge at the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals for four years, Mark was led to attend Dallas Theological Seminary, graduating in 1991. Since that time, he has served as senior pastor of Faith Bible Church in Edmond, Oklahoma. He completed his PhD at Dallas Theological Seminary in 2005 and serves as an associate professor of Bible exposition at DTS. He has authored over thirty books related to end-time Bible prophecy that have sold over one million copies.