Every Man Shall be Rewarded According to his Works.
By John Nevins Andrews
This declaration is many times made by the sacred writers. Our conduct, therefore, is all noticed by the God of Heaven. Our acts are none of them hidden from his searching gaze. The character of our acts is never misunderstood by him. Whether we do good or do evil, it is all observed by him, and noted in his book. Out of that book we shall be judged. When this Judgment is passed on us, then we shall be rewarded for all our acts. Not one will be forgotten. Not one will be overlooked. Not one will be misunderstood. Then it will be seen that those who have borne the cross of Christ have not borne it in vain. It will then appear that the recording angel noted every act of self-denial and humble devotion to the work of God. Those who have borne heavy burdens in the cause, which others have shunned, shall find that they have not labored in vain. And those who have sought their own convenience, and studied how to escape the burdens that rest on the people of God, will find that they have made a serious and perhaps fatal mistake. Oh! if we could remember that every act is weighed, estimated and recorded by the angel of God, and that we must meet it all again, how careful should we be to do right every time. How anxious to know that our acts are all right in the sight of God. How careful to know that we are never seeking to shun any thing required at our hands. The Judgment lies before us. Every act of our lives is then to be examined, and whether good or evil, is to meet its own reward. Let us never for a moment forget these things.