God’s Promise Our Motivation
BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY… “Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God.” 2 Corinthians 7:1 HCSB
The people we choose to be close to and the attitudes and we have and the lifestyle we possess impacts our Christian joy and contentment in life.
You will find its true, God’s ways are the best. They are designed to protect us from hardship and to allow us to enjoy God’s richest blessings.
That is what we can observe from the Old Testament to the New. God’s love and grace is not conditional, but His blessings are enhanced through our obedience. We have confidence in God’s love for us, but our love for God is what makes the difference in the quality of our life.
God’s promises are motivation for our behavior. The promises Paul refers to at the beginning of chapter 7, are seen at the end of chapter 6.
“I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people. Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing,
and I will welcome you. I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to Me, says the Lord Almighty.” 2 Corinthians 6:16-18 HCSB
Sanctification is related to “separation.” We “set ourselves apart” to God, that by nature means we “distance” ourselves from the relationships and behaviors that would grieve the Lord and rowwb us from God’s best for our life.
As Paul says to the Romans, “When you think of what he [Christ] has done for you, is this too much to ask?” (Romans 12:2 TLB)
Prayer for today... “Lord, help me to make the choices, that allow me to experience the best you have for me.”