The Lord is so human yet divine. He nourishes and also cherishes. Similarly in shepherding there is the cherishing part and the nourishing part.
Few months ago, the Lord graced me and my wife to bear the burden of some saints in their spiritual matters as well as in their personal matters. We did the nourishing of supplying the spiritual fellowship they needed and at the same time we also helped them in whatever way we can, physically, in fact, financially, as a part of cherishing them in humanity and taking care of their urgent physical need. We did it in prayer and in one accord.
Of late, the Lord encouraged us so much witnessing how these ones we were graced to shepherd were turning out to be so useful in the Lord's hand, and instrumental in bringing new ones, unbelievers, into salvation with baptisms. To me this is a "reward" the Lord encouraged us with, to go on shepherding.
In another case, we did our best to help financially a sister for her daughter's boarding and tuition fee as there was the urgent need to prepared for an academic exam. This week I was so encouraged to hear the excellent result this sister had achieved. Though it was a little painful to assist at that time as we ourselves were a little tight financially. However, because of the urgency, we did our best to help. Now, this news definitely is very rewarding, and it was worth the little pain we underwent.
Though the reward of all our laboring in the Lord will be on "that day," still the Lord rewards us with incentives to encourages us to go on serving as priest of the gospel of God, and as royal priest to minister Christ to people in need.
Lord, enlarge my capacity to be able to shepherd more and be shepherded by You more.
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