Partnership: Equal Rewards

Most Christians do not understand that God rewards equally: those who fight & those who support those who fight. Again, equally!

This ordinance was established by David. As he lead his army victoriously in battle they took spoil from the defeated advaries. There were those who watched the stuff while the warriors came out to battle. The warriors did not want to share the spoil with those who watched their stuff. David said they would share equally, the warriors and those who helped the warriors by watching their stuff.


When you help someone do what God has called them to do, God will give you the same reward as if you did it.

"But as his part is who goes down to the battle, so shall his part be who stays by the supplies; they shall share alike.” 25 So it was, from that day forward; he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day." I Samuel 30:24-25

Apostle Paul said something very similar when talking with the Philippian church who where in partnership with Paul. Paul said they would be "partakers" of the "grace" or spiritual blessing on his life. The reason was because of their spiritual and financial support they could expect to have same blessing on their life as he has on his life.

5 [I thank my God] for your fellowship (your sympathetic cooperation and contributions and partnership) in advancing the good news (the Gospel) from the first day [you heard it] until now.... 7 It is right and appropriate for me to have this confidence and feel this way about you all, because you have me in your heart and I hold you in my heart as partakers and sharers, one and all with me, of grace (God’s unmerited favor and spiritual blessing). [This is true] both when I am shut up in prison and when I am out in the defense and confirmation of the good news (the Gospel). Philippians 1:5&8 emphasis mine

Jesus also confirmed this principle.  When you and I receive a prophet or disciple for ministries sake, we partake of their reward.  When Jesus said "receive" the meaning is that we take them in and supply them with all that we have.  "In the name..." means after there mission and purpose.  

So when we take a minister of the Gospel and supply them with what we have because of their mission then what reward they get we are partakers.

"He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”  Matthew 10:41&42

Get behind someones else's mission and God will reward you equally.

We love you.


Be blessed.

We thank everyone who has partnered with this ministry.  Your are part-takers of the grace and blessing on our lives.  Philippians 1:4-8

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