Do believers always receive rewards for their labor in this life?
No, believers do not always receive rewards for their labor in this life. They may go to the grave poor, with few worldly goods, and not reap visible rewards now. God keeps a record of their earthly activity and promises that they will cash in on rewards in glory, so their labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Les explains that although believers are to be steadfast, unmovable, and always abounding in the work of the Lord, they may not reap the rewards of their labor in this life. A believer may go to the grave poor as church mice, with not very much of this world's goods, but that should not disturb them. God has not promised that believers will drive Cadillacs and live in mansions. Instead, God is keeping a record of their earthly activity, and one day they will cash in on the rewards in glory. Paul is always teaching that we are to run the race for reward.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
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Why is our labor in the Lord not in vain?
Your labor in the Lord is not in vain because God is keeping a record of your earthly activity and will reward you in glory.