Lest we may forget when an immediate reward is not seen for our good works (and at times we may even experience blowback, having been rewarded evil for good) God does reward the righteous and he is faithful to his promises. I provide below some scripture to affirm this principle and bolster our confidence in the graciousness and goodness of the Lord.
" 'Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.' " (Genesis 15:1 English Standard Version)
"And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God...[a litany of blessings are provided]" (Deuteronomy 28:1-14 ESV)
"Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are those who wait for him." (Psalm 30:18 ESV)
"I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread. He is ever lending generously, and his children become a blessing." (Psalm 37:25 ESV)
"The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever." (Psalm 37:29 ESV)
"Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off." (Psalm 37:24 ESV)
"But many who are first will be last, and the last first." (Matthew 19:30 ESV)
" 'Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life." (Mark 10:29-30 ESV)
" 'Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.' " (Genesis 15:1 English Standard Version)
"And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God...[a litany of blessings are provided]" (Deuteronomy 28:1-14 ESV)
"Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are those who wait for him." (Psalm 30:18 ESV)
"I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread. He is ever lending generously, and his children become a blessing." (Psalm 37:25 ESV)
"The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever." (Psalm 37:29 ESV)
"Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off." (Psalm 37:24 ESV)
"But many who are first will be last, and the last first." (Matthew 19:30 ESV)
" 'Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life." (Mark 10:29-30 ESV)
"He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?" (Romans 8:32 ESV)
"For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do." (Hebrews 6:10 ESV)
"For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do." (Hebrews 6:10 ESV)
