A recent story featured a young lady who served faithfully in a Kampala school. This school promised free education up to the university level for all biological children of its staff. In the course of her service, she saw some teachers leave when attractive offers came their way. But she persevered. In the end, her faithful service was rewarded by seeing all her children graduate.

Being faithful is one of the rewards the Lord has promised for His children. Scriptures offer countless examples of the Lord rewarding His humble servants for their enduring faithfulness. Joseph stands as a premier example of a believer who plunged into the absolute depths of adversity, yet never lost his faith in God. Even while in the dungeon, he continued to look up to God. Eventually, he was rewarded.

Jacob is another example. He was initially motivated by personal gain, but he ultimately worked faithfully for fourteen years for Laban to marry Rachel and Leah (Genesis 29:15-30). Elsewhere David sang a song of praise: “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless” (2 Samuel 22:26). Later the apostle Paul writes,  “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58).

But being faithfulness is not a human effort alone; it is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” — Galatians 5:22-23 Because of this, we should pray for this gift.

Today, choose to walk faithfully with the Lord, no matter what your circumstances maybe. Look up to Him, and His word: “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.” — Proverbs 3:3-4