"Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire."
Not only must you take care to be founded on Christ, you also need to build on the foundation in the right way. Sometimes people do the work of the Lord in a careless, thoughtless, or worldly manner. If you do this, you will not be rewarded for your work. It will be burned up and you will suffer loss. This is not necessarily a punishment but rather a fact of life. It's rather like the three little pigs. If you build with poor building materials, your house might be blown away. Likewise, if you work for the Lord in a poor way, you cannot expect your work to stand the test of eternity.
Working for the Lord is not enough. You must work for the Lord in the right way. Build on the foundation of Christ that which is meaningful and valuable. If your work is lasting, your reward will be too. And no evil wolf shall take it away.
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