“Well Done!”  “Thank you for service!”  “Welcome Home!”  Who does not want to hear positive affirmations like these?

They are much better than the alternative that we will look at in a few weeks with the parable of the sheep and the goats.  But how much better will it be when we hear them from the ultimate judge and Father up in heaven.  As I mentioned in my sermon on Sunday, I know three people who heard these words just in this last week.  And my hope is that everyone reading this devotional will here it.  But it calls for faithfulness on our part.  We may not be perfect or as talented as others or as rich and able to to give, but faithfulness is what God is calling for.  Whatever God has entrusted you with, use for his honor and glory to the best of your ability and those words will be heralded into your ears when you stand before him one of these days.