1 Corinthians 15:58, Always Abounding In the Work of the Lord

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

All that the believer does as unto the Lord for His honour and glory constitutes the believer’s new life in Christ. He is exhorted to keep relying on the Lord through prayer and to do all in accordance with God’s Word. This constitutes the good work of the believer that the Apostle Paul encourages should abound.

How is the Christian’s labour in the Lord not in vain? The Lord promises His rewards for His faithful servants. The clear exhortation is given our Lord Jesus in  Matthew 25:34-40 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 

May the Lord bless His people with the strength and love for service. Amen.