Serving God: what are the rewards of evangelism?

Serving God: what are the rewards of evangelism?

Posted on August 7, 2008

By Babatope Babalobi

The main and immediate output of evangelism is Soul conversion from darkness to light from unbelief to the truth, from the dominion of Satan to the Kingdom of God. The whole ministry of Jesus Christ is to reconcile man to God, and evangelism helps in bringing this to reality.

Do you wish to make heaven happy? Do you want to create a joyous scene in the presence of God? Do you want angels to back slap in celebration? Then do the work of an evangelist, for the Bible says there is much angelic joy in the presence of God for every soul that is won to the kingdom of God.

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If Evangelism makes heaven rejoice, then it must have its own rewards.

“And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life”-Mathew 19 vs. 29.

One of the challenges that the Evangelist is borne to have is determining how to raise funds for personal and ministry needs, considering the fact that evangelism is not Church based and therefore cannot easily be financed by tithes and offerings. The evangelist should consider himself as a servant of God; meaning he is an employee of God, doing God’s business, accountable directly to God, and therefore God –his employer will work out how he will be rewarded for his contribution in the vineyard.

Paul the Apostle understood this principle so well, no wonder in almost all the epistles, he always introduces himself as a bond servant of God separated to the work of God. I believe a Servant means some one who belongs to another person, and therefore committed for life to do his owner’s will and desires, at all times.

It is only by faith that a Christian can successfully do the work of Evangelism expecting a reward. If you are sure of your calling, and have a passion for Christ, then no problems will hinder you from working as an Evangelist. In the early and trying days of my Evangelism ministry, the Holy Spirit directly encouraged with Hebrews 11 vs. 6:

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” –

The key points to note is that an evangelist must have a heart for Christ, a passion for soul winning, diligent and hardworking believing that God his employer is taking record of his daily activity and this will form the basis of his reward, and the Evangelist must remain focus on God.