# 555 - Today's Du-Votional comes from: Mr 9:41 "For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”
This verse reminds me of that part of Matthew where Jesus talks about separating the sheep and the goats on the Final Judgment Day. (Mt 25:31-46. On this Day, the books will be opened for all to see, and all will be judged. Jesus commends the sheep (the believers) for all the good that they had done, but when the books are opened the pages of believers are all blank! And they all say, “When did we do these things Lord? They're not listed in the book!
Of course not! The believer is in Christ and all that will be seen that day on the believers record is the purity and goodness of Jesus. Not so for the goats, (unbelievers) Jesus tells them that their deeds are worthless, and they scramble to the book and say, “look, we did all these good things, they're right here in black and white!”
And the very fact that they are in the book is a testimony against them, because they were done without Christ. And so Jesus says here in Mark, "For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”
The key then is to be found in Christ. His goodness becomes Your goodness, and His goodness will flow through you like a refreshing drink of water. Give your life to Him, surrender today, and let the living water flow!
Father, remove any obstacles that may hinder the flow of the Holy Spirit in my life.
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