DEVOTION
Me and My Motivator
By Bob Noebel
Guest Writer
CBN.com
-- Motivation: To provide an incentive, to induce to
act.
Motivational research is the study of what influences or causes
people to choose or reject a course of action. In the business
world, these procedures help companies sell products. In Genesis
chapter 3, we find that Satan already knew the three basics for
selling his product to man: the lust of the flesh, the lust of
the eyes, and the pride of life:
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good
for food and pleasing to the eye and desirable for gaining wisdom,
she took some and ate it.
The sale was made. The rest is history.
What about God? Since He created us, it is only logical that
He would know how to motivate us for good works rather than evil.
After all, the Word says that it is not His desire that any should
perish, but that everyone would come to the knowledge of His Son,
Jesus Christ.
God must love a challenge. Why else would we be born with two
strikes against us -- free will and a sin nature? How in the world
is He going to motivate us? Thank God that He is not the mighty
“Casey at the bat” who strikes out. God hits a home
run when it comes to motivating us.
First of all, God did the hard part. He sent His Son, Jesus,
to die on the cross for our sins. The weight of our sins would
have been enough to crush us, but that has been dealt with, thanks
to Jesus.
If that alone isn’t enough to motivate you, there’s
more. When Jesus ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand
of God, He sent the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, to enable us to
live a godly life:
You however are controlled not by the sinful nature, but
by the Spirit ...
(Romans 8:9).
Our motivation to live a life worthy of His calling is because
He first loved us. When we didn’t give God the time of day,
He was still there waiting patiently for us. When we came to Him
with all our problems and hang-ups, He received us with open arms.
When we continue to mess up, He is faithful to forgive us and
cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).
God loves me so much that He saved me, cleansed me, and filled
me with His Spirit. I don’t need any more motivation than
that!
How about you? Are you ready to stand up to the plate and hit
a home run for Him? You can do it. I know you can.
You can let me know if this encouraged you by e-mailing me at
dvtd2hm1@aol.com.
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