Does God reward righteousness in the believer?
Yes, God will always reward righteousness in the believer. Those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars forever and ever. This reward is based on faith, as God instructed them even in the Old Testament economy.
Les explains that Daniel's prophecy ties reward to faith. The wise are those who believed what God instructed them to believe, even in the Old Testament economy, where righteousness was based on faith. They shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever. So God will always reward righteousness in the believer. Les also notes that Daniel was told to shut up and seal the book until the time of the end—about 2,500 years from Daniel's day—when many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall be increased.
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.