March 30: Matthew 25:34; Luke 12:32; John 16:27; Romans 8:17; Philippians 1:6; 2 Timothy 4:8; Hebrews 11:16; James 2:5; Revelation 21:7; Psalm 39:6; Proverbs 11:18; Proverbs 27:24; Matthew 6:19–21; 1 Corinthians 9:25; 2 Corinthians 4:18; Colossians 3:2; 2 Timothy 4:8; 1 Peter 5:4 - a podcast by Crossway

“Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.”

“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”—Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?—Heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.—“For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me.”—Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.

“The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.”—Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.—He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

Matthew 25:34(Listen)

34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

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Luke 12:32(Listen)

32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

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John 16:27(Listen)

27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.¹

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Romans 8:17(Listen)

17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

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Philippians 1:6(Listen)

6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

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2 Timothy 4:8(Listen)

8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

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Hebrews 11:16(Listen)

16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.

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James 2:5(Listen)

5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?

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Revelation 21:7(Listen)

7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

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For riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?

Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!—Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.—“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven…. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.—We look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.—One who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.—Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.—The unfading crown of glory.

Psalm 39:6(Listen)

6     Surely a man goes about as a shadow!
  Surely for nothing¹they are in turmoil;
    man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!

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Proverbs 11:18(Listen)

18   The wicked earns deceptive wages,
    but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

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Proverbs 27:24(Listen)

24   for riches do not last forever;
    and does a crown endure to all generations?

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Matthew 6:19–21(Listen)

Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust¹destroy and where thieves break in and steal,20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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1 Corinthians 9:25(Listen)

25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.

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2 Corinthians 4:18(Listen)

18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

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Colossians 3:2(Listen)

2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

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2 Timothy 4:8(Listen)

8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

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1 Peter 5:4(Listen)

4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

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