Heaven

Reading Revelation it is interesting to see how Jesus speaks to the churches in the first few chapters.
There is a discussion of what is going well, or what is going poorly, or both, and then an encouragement to "conquer" and then the promise of a reward.
Sometimes the thing to conquer was persecution, and other times just their own fleshly desires.
I find with myself that persecution definitely has come and gone in my life, though it has been very mild. Mostly the thing that needs conquered in my life are my fleshly desires. 
It is comforting to know that Jesus is compassionate and that he loves us and rewards us even for the obedience we offer that he himself works in us. Like the hymn says, "why should I gain from his reward, I can not give an answer".