“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” (2 Cor. 15:58 ESV)

Work hard and serve God

“Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.” (Rom. 12:11 NLT)

Learn to devote yourself to good works

“And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful.” (Titus 3:14 ESV)

Focus on eternal value

“Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal.” (John 6:27 NASB)

Find satisfaction in your labor

“This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them--for this is their lot.” (Eccles. 5:18 NIV)

“LORD, you will grant us peace; all we have accomplished is really from you.” (Isa. 26:12 NLT)

You should enjoy God’s gifts

“And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God. (Eccles. 3:13 NLT)

God will lift you up at the right time

“So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor” (1 Pet.  5:6 NLT).

There is laid up for you a crown of righteousness once you’ve “finished the race”

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.” (2 Tim. 4:7-8 NKJV)

Because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ

“But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ.” (Phil. 3:7-8 NIV)

“Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.” (Dan. 6:3 KJV)

Greater is He who is within you!

“You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4 NASB)

You are a temple of God!

“Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Cor. 3:16 NASB)

God has put His spirit within you

"I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.” (Eze. 36:27 NASB)

The same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is in you!

“But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” (Rom. 8:11 NASB)

“And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.” (Matt. 24:14 NLT)

“And the gospel must first be preached to all nations.” (Mark 13:10 NASB)

It is happening! 

Jesus said the gospel will be preached throughout the whole world just before the end comes. With today’s  modern technology it is literally coming true. Of course, God has commissioned His followers to proclaim the Good news everywhere. You can help fulfill the great commission by telling others about Jesus. And you should!

The great commission

“And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.'” (Mark 15:16 NKJV))

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”(Matt. 28:19-20 NKJV)

Be instant in season and out of season.

In other words, be prepared to share the good news at every opportunity.

“Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction.” (3 Tim. 4:2 NIV)

Jesus is sending you!

“Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you’.” (John 39:21 NASB)

“Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man." (Luke 21:34-36)

You don’t know the day or the hour! 

"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. (Matt. 25:13)

 He is coming soon!

“He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen, Come, Lord Jesus. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen.” (Rev. 22:20-21

“It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.” (Titus 2:12-14

Be patient and stand firm!

“Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near. Don't grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!” (James 5:7-9

Keep yourselves in God’s love!

“Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” (Jude 1:21)

Prepare your minds for action!

“Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.” (1 Peter 1:13

Be good examples to others!

“Live such good lives among the pagans that though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.” (1 Peter 2:12)

Continue in Him!

“And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.” (1 John 2:28

When He appears, we shall be like Him!

“Dear friends, now we are like children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, We shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.” (1 John 3:2-3)

“But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.” (Phil. 3:20)

You will appear with Him in glory!

“When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Col. 3:4

Is it not you?

“For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you? Indeed, you are our glory and joy.” (1 Thess. 2:19-20

Be blameless and holy at His return!

“May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.” (1 Thess. 3:13

“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:8-9

Repent, turn to God so that your sins will be wiped out!

“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you - even Jesus. He must remain in heaven until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.” (Acts 3:19-21)

Repent, because He has fixed a day of judgement!

“The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.” (Acts. 17:30-31 ESV)

“Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” (Rev. 22:12)

Rewarded according to what you have done

“For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. (Matt.  16:27)

The crown of glory that never fades

“And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.” (2 Peter 5:4

The crown of righteousness

“Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day - and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.” (2 Tim. 4:8)

Hold on to what you have!

“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it.” (Rev. 3:11)