Good morning and welcome to todays' daily mana, for Friday, July 11, 2014

TOPIC: A Well-Deserved Reward

TEXT: JOSHUA 19:40-51

KEY VERSE: “When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an
inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them” (Joshua 19:49).

When God appoints a man and gives him an assignment, the responsibility is on the individual to reciprocate God’s good gesture by being faithful in carrying out the assignment and discharging his or her duty very well.

It is only then that the individual
becomes a beneficiary of the reward of faithful service.
In the narrative today, the Bible recounts the story of how the land of promise was divided after it was possessed under the
leadership of Joshua. It shows how the tribe of Dan fought to increase their own portion and how Joshua, their faithful
commander was rewarded according to the word of the Lord (verse 49,50).

As believers of today, we are not to be satisfied or complacent with the little portion of grace we have, service we are rendering, or in fact, the little success we have. The Lord has promised to increase
our greatness and reward us if we faithfully and valiantly fight the good fight of faith and dispossess the enemies of the inheritance that rightfully belongs to us.
Like Joshua, what God has spoken
concerning your life will be fulfilled only if you faithfully fight and follow Him to the end. Joshua’s example is particularly
instructive, worthy of emulation by all believers. He was single-minded in His devotion to Jehovah and in His loyalty to His leader Moses, throughout His years of
services to him. At long last, Joshua triumphed through the wilderness and entered the Promised Land, led the people
valiantly and got his deserved portion in the Promised Land.
Faithfulness indeed counts and is rewardable.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Your good deeds do not go unnoticed.