Empowering motive

Today, I am reminded of:

• Gal. 5:19, “Now the works of the flesh are manifest..”
  • Why? Because of motive. Gal. 5:18
• Rom. 7:15, “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.”
  • Why? I do not have knowledge of His will. Eph. 1:9
• Rom. 7:16, “And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.”
  • Why? Eph. 4:17-18
• Heb. 4:7, “Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

I am seeing through my experience that by “faithing”, or living out faith through love and grace, my motive to sin or manifest flesh dissipates. It is dis-empowered. If my heart is hardened this motive or desire to sin is empowered. If my heart is softened to Him, His Spirit, His word, His love, His Church then fear is lessened if not removed. Perfect love casts out fear and the torment of fear. The expectation upon my heart of condemnation is removed. This frees my heart and motive to be, live and love with His love in truth. A heart that is set free is not fearful and is not compelled to grab on to the flesh. We are spirit beings living in “earth suits”. In the Garden, prior to the Fall, the flesh was not empowered. Christ is the Word made flesh. Now, by revelation of Him in us, the flesh is becoming word. This word is His perfect will in us. This will, His will, is our motive as new creations in Christ. Peter said, “To grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.” To grow in His will, motive, desire. His love, motive fulfills all the law. There is no law against the motive to bear His nature or fruit. The revelation of His will makes us just as righteous as Christ by grace through faith and not by works motivated by a hardened heart or ignorance.