Reading: Revelation 2:10 -- An encouragement to remain faithful even through difficulty, with the promise that God honors enduring faithfulness with eternal reward.

Devotional: There is a day coming when faithfulness will be fully accounted for. The words "well done, good and faithful servant" are not just a warm sentiment from a parable -- they represent a real commendation from a God who sees everything you have done in secret, every act of faithfulness that went unnoticed by others, every time you chose to remain when it would have been easier to walk away. That day is worth living for. God specializes in taking unlikely, imperfect people and making them into something faithful and fruitful. He is still working. Stay connected. Stay surrendered. The harvest is coming.

Reflection: How would you live differently this week if you kept in mind that your faithfulness today is being seen and honored by God?