Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58
God is good, and He is a God that remembers our labour of love for Him. He is a good boss who pays His wages on time. His timing is not our timing though, for a thousand years is like a day in God's eyes, and a day is like a thousand years in His eyes - 2 Peter 3:8. This is why sometimes, we may feel as though God is delaying, as if He is never going to come through for us.
I personally believe God ordered the steps of the King to honour Mordecai. Remember: Proverbs 21:1 The King's heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; He guides it wherever He pleases.
Esther 6:1-3 That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
“What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?” the king asked.
“Nothing has been done for him,” his attendants answered.
Mordecai's good work had gone up as a memorial before God who ensured that the King lost sleep until he honoured him. In the same way, God remembered Cornelius and his generosity, and made sure he did not miss his salvation. God blessed Cornelius with what money could never buy - Salvation of his soul. Cornelius narrated how an angel had stood before him - Acts 10:31 and he said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.
God has a good filing system, and never forgets what we do for Him, and for His Kingdom. Whenever we show kindness, it is recorded. Remember Jesus told of how one day , He'll acknowledge every labour of love - He shall say to those on His right hand, you fed me when I was hungry, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
As Jesus puts it - ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:31-46
Let us therefore not grow weary in doing good for in due season, we shall reap , if we faint not. Galatians 6:9
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