Fabulous

    One movie that I watched when I was younger was High School Musical. In the second High School Musical there is a song called Fabulous. It is sung by the character Sharpay. Sharpay is the daughter of a rich resort owner. She is used to getting her way. Thus, the song “Fabulous” talks about all the things she wants or thinks she deserves.

   The interesting thing is that Sharpay doesn't normally have to work for what she receives. She just gets it because of who her father is. It is the same way with us.

   In the past I have talked about how all we deserve is death. We are blessed with a Father in heaven who cares about us so much that he sent his son to die for us. If we trust in Jesus as our personal savior, the Bible tells us that we will receive rewards in heaven. First off, we will receive eternal life in heaven, which is reward enough as is. 

   We also receive other rewards as well. Matthew 5:12 talks about when people do evil against us. It says we should "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." That verse is something we should keep in mind as we face hard times. Yes, we have heaven as a reward but that doesn't mean our life on earth will be easy. We need to focus on our goal in those hard times and remember we are not alone.

   So, have you received the reward of having Jesus as your advocate? What can you do to spread the good news of the Gospel so others can receive that reward?