“Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion [inheritance] forever.” (Psalms 73:25-26)
Just like us, David faced difficulties in his life! He was tempted and failed but always repented and returned to God, on different occasions so, the Lord said this about David: “God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man AFTER MY OWN HEART; he will do everything I want him to do.’” (Acts 13:22)
Thus, David was motivated to say: “I desire to do your will, my God…” (Psalms 40:8).
Motivation is defined as “that which moves us toward an action” What do we want to do with our lives? What excites us? What gives us the most fulfillment in our lives? Let us take some great advice from Jesus: “The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves WILL BE HUMBLED, and those who humble themselves WILL BE EXALTED.” (Matthew 23:11-12)
Paul teaches us this as a motivation for the kind of attitude we should have: “Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who…existed in the form of God…emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant…Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason, also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name” (Phil. 2:5-9)
Paul certainly had this attitude as he expressed: “I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always CHRIST WILL BE EXALTED IN MY BODY, whether by life or by death. For to me, TO LIVE IS CHRIST AND TO DIE IS GAIN.” (Phil. 1:20-21)
Pray this prayer with me, today: “Dear Lord Jesus, please be exalted in my body today, all for your glory!”
It is all about you, Jesus…Bill Stockham