Good Job

I was reading a devotional the other night. It was about how God ask us to know him, to have a deeper walk with him and to do what he ask us to in obedience. Why? Because we love him. As a kid growing up, I had a strong-handed dad. He didn't demonstrate a loving role model, but he did the best he could. I remember doing a lot of household and yard chores...LOTS of them!
Honestly, I didn't want to. I wanted to play and chase after my friends like any kid would. I had chores to do so I did them. What was my main motivation? Very simple for me, I wanted nothing more than to hear my dad say, "Good job son".. that was all, nothing else. Even the money (if there was any) didn't really matter. I desperately wanted to hear those spoken words. I wanted to hear that more than anything in the world. It was vital to me because I knew that I pleased my Dad. That's exactly what we as God's children should desire above all else, above anything we can imagine..to one day hear the words from our heavenly father,
"Well done, my good and faithful servant. Enter in."