God rewards us openly

Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

God can do things out of the Normal order. He can do something beyond science. He can do something beyond technology. He can do something beyond the biological time. This was the same with Mary when she conceived Jesus without the normal human way via intercourse. It was beyond their intellect. The surprising bit was that God made sure that the miracle was visible and seen by everybody (God loves exposure). 

God will make you visible. He will do a work in you in that secret place but he will reward you in the open. Results will be seen by all in the open. We serve a God who rewards us in the open.

Although the intercourse between a man and a woman is done in private, the result of it, the pregnancy is visible to all. You don't need to inform all how you are seeking God faithfully or serving Him in private and public. Neither should you be discouraged when others are not as zealous as you are when it comes to serving and seeking God. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Thank God it is not your pastor, parent, friend that rewards for man's rewards are sometimes based on sentiments and are conditional but God's rewards are different. Man sees on the outside and yet God looks at the heart. Man can manipulate the system of rewarding but God doesn't, man can bribe their way to promotion but no one can bribe God.

David won battles of bears and lions which came against his father's sheep when no one was seeing but God rewarded him openly when it came to fighting Goliath. How do you think you will be able to do a big thing if you haven't started small? How will you build a house when you cannot take the first step to rent one? Some want to first build, get all the riches they can before getting married. God doesn't work that way. God won't lead you to the second step if you haven't done the very first one He has told you to do. Be faithful to do the initial step which most times is a matter of accepting the call He gives by faith and the rest will be visible to others. 

Your faith which is private in your heart has to be seen by corresponding actions on the outside. Do not tell us Jesus is in only in your heart and we cannot see His workings in your life. When Light is put on, it cannot be hidden. It matters what you do on the outside! 

Child of God don't be deceived, don't seek to be glorified before seeking the God who glorifies.

DK