Faithfulness from the heart

All who rely on observing the law are under a curse…

The righteous will live by faith (Galatians 3:10a, 11b).

 

FAITHFULNESS FROM THE HEART

 

DO YOU KNOW PEOPLE who still live as though they are trying to earn their way to heaven? I see people who try to create an impressive “faith resume” as though they will need to present a long list of achievements to God in order to gain entrance to heaven. I try to evaluate my own actions and motives to see whether I’m doing something out of obedience to God or out of the desire to add one more thing to a spiritual list to be referenced later.

 

These verses talk about Abraham and the way he lived. He had incredible faith in God most of the time. He listened when God told him to pack up and move his family to an unknown destination. He listened when God asked him to offer his cherished son as a sacrifice. And every time He lived by faith and did what God asked, he was blessed. He prospered and Isaac’s life was spared. Abraham has been commended ever since for the way he lived a faithful life, though commendation was not the reason he lived that way. He wasn’t seeking praise; He was seeking to please the Lord.

 

God wants us to have willing, faithful hearts. He wants us to desire to please Him rather than to create a long resume.

—Rebekah J. Freelan

 

What is the motive of your heart? Be willing. Be faithful.