Finals week is a type of heaven. The person who thinks their works have nothing to do with their eternal reward have no concept for a "well done, good and faithful servant...enter into the joy of your master" (Matt 25:23). Heaven is going to be so much sweeter when we enjoy it after the strain, the heartache, and the endless toil. Yes, God's grace is the sole basis for our salvation and our righteous deeds. And yes, we do work; we work very hard.
What is that sweet rest at the end of a long day (or semester) if it is not a picture of our eternal rest? What is that pay check for a job well done if it's not a type of our heavenly reward? Woe to the man who disregards the mindset of working hard for a heavenly blessing in fear of legalism. He may well find himself becoming a lazy and unfaithful servant. May we rather thank God for his faithfulness in giving us the desire and the ability to serve him in the righteousness he provides.
"For it was granted [the Church] to clothe herself with fine linen...and the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints" (Rev 19:8).
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