The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. (Ruth 2:12)God is a rewarder! God told Abraham, “Fear not..I am your shield and exceeding great reward,” (Genesis 15:1). Think of the great rewards that God gave to Abraham and his descendants because he believed and obeyed God. Abraham, the father of faith, knew God as a rewarder. The word “recompense” simply means “payday." God has a definite payday for your work of faith. My Dad, B.B. Hankins, always said, “With God, payday is not always on Friday, but God’s paydays always come.”
May the Lord reward your kindness… (Berkeley)
A full and exceeding great reward be given you of the Lord! God has a great payday of blessing for you. Everyone is happier on payday. You can rejoice because there is a payday on the way!
Giving Accesses The Glory
But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.Paul said to the Philippian believers, “because you gave, and gave again, I have all and abound.” Philippians 4:19 was given to people who were partners with Paul. Their giving tapped into God’s riches in glory. You can see the same principle with Cornelius in Acts 10. He was a devout man that feared God. He gave “much alms to the people, and prayed to God always,” Acts 10:2. His prayers and his giving came up as a memorial before God and the glory of God came to his family. Cornelius and his whole house were filled with the Holy Spirit. Some of God’s paydays are better than money!
(Phil. 4:19)
A Great Payday…On The Way
Years ago, Trina and I were believing God for a financial breakthrough. We had been faithfully giving over 30 percent of our income and were believing that God would multiply our seed sown. One night, I dreamed I ate a Payday candy bar. So the next morning, I went to the local store, bought me a Payday candy bar, and ate it. I told Trina, “It’s payday.” Within 24 hours, we had a pressed down, shaken together, and running over harvest come in! There is a payday! God is a rewarder!
Double Payday
Instead of your [former] shame you shall have a twofold recompense; instead of dishonor and reproach [your people] shall rejoice in their portions. Therefore in their land they shall possess double [what they had forfeited]: everlasting joy shall be theirs.For years, Trina and I had been sowing seed and believing God for a plane for the ministry. We had found a Cessna 421 and were making arrangements to purchase it. The next week at our annual leadership conference, we were blessed with over half of the money needed to purchase the plane. We were so thankful for the Lord’s abundant provision and were continuing to believe God for the plane to be completely paid for. The following weekend, we went to Dallas for my nephew’s wedding. When we checked into our hotel, a mistake had been made in the reservations. Instead of a room with a king-size bed, I was given a room with two double beds. We were frustrated and were planning on changing the arrangements. My kids even offered to give us their room because they had a king-size bed.
(Isa. 61:7 AMP)
When I turned and looked at the bed, I saw a Payday candy bar on the pillow. Then I realized that there was a Payday candy bar on each bed. When I saw that, I told my kids, “You go ahead and go to your room. We will stay right here.” Trina and I opened our Payday candy bars, ate them and rejoiced saying, “It must be a double payday!” The following Sunday, someone came to our church and gave an offering that completely paid off the plane! Our double payday had come!!!
Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope: even today do I declare that I will render double unto thee.Your payday is coming! Sow a double seed and do a double dance. Get filled with the Holy Ghost. For your double trouble, God will give you a double measure of joy, wealth, and anointing. Just like Job, God is going to give you twice as much as you had before!
(Zec. 9:12)
Return to the stronghold [of security and prosperity], you prisoners of hope; even today do I declare that I will restore double your former prosperity to you. (Zec. 9:12 AMP)
Summary Points: With God, payday is not always on Friday, but God’s paydays always come.
Source: Let The Good Times Roll: 5 Key Factors To Heaven On Earth by Mark Hankins
Excerpt permission granted by Mark Hankins Ministries