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The fear of the LORD is
the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and
instruction Proverbs 1:7
the subject for today
is: Our greatest
motivation
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Dear
Friends, To worship God is to
acknowledge His divine attributes. He doesn't need us to tell
Him who He is. We need to keep our minds renewed to the reality of His
presence. Notice how this is brought out in 2 Corinthians
5:9-11: "Therefore also
we have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to
Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that
each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what
he has done, whether good or bad. Therefore knowing the fear of the Lord,
we persuade men."
When you are saved by
Christ, you don't fear God because of the possibility of punishment:
"There is no fear in love; but
perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one
who fears is not perfected in love" (1Jn.4:18). We have already been judged, found guilty, and have received
eternal pardon if we accepted Christ’s sacrifice. as to where we will
spend eternity. But how we spend eternity depends on how we respond to God
in this lifetime. I personally don't want
to limp into heaven and have Him say, "Well, okay, come
on in." I want to stand before God
someday and hear Him say, "Well done, good and faithful
servant. Enter into the joy of your
Lord." That's the greatest
motivation in my life. As a child I didn't fear the spanking of my
father nearly as much as I feared being accountable to him and facing his
disappointment. I'm not
disappointed with God and I
sure don't want Him disappointed with me. Lord, may the reality of
my eternal salvation motivate me to wholehearted, grateful obedience
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Realizing that God knows
the thoughts and intentions of our hearts, we should be motivated to live
our lives to please Him. Someday we're going to stand before Him and give
an account. The judgment that Paul is talking about in this passage is not
for punishment, but for rewards.
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