Episode 200: Ephesians Series-What Drives You? Desire To Make God Famous Or To Make You Famous?

(Ephesians 4:1; Gen 11:4; Psalms 45:17) After the flood, all the people on the earth were speaking only one language. They all had good idea, great idea! “Then they said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city and a tower that reaches Heaven. Let’s make ourselves famous so we won’t be scattered here and there across the Earth.”” Genesis‬ ‭11:4‬ ‭MSG‬‬ Another scenario was king David on one of his psalms- “I will make your name famous from now on. People will praise you forever and ever.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭45:17‬ ‭ICB‬‬ No wonder he is described as a man after God’s heart despite his failings. Are you influenced by the Word of God or the world? Are we allowing the Word of God to shape us, or our selfish desires/ ambitions or the world? We often think that everything we do is right, but the Lord weighs, examines, judges our motives. God hears our unspoken words and desires. He weighs them, He examines them. “We justify our actions by appearances; God examines our motives.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭21:2‬ ‭MSG‬‬ My question again is “What drives us on a daily basis? What drives our choices? Is it desire to be famous or desire to make God proud? Let’s pray Father I thank You for Your Word. Open our eyes to what we are unknowingly or even knowingly doing wrong. I pray for strength in our inner man to make all the changes needed. We thank You for Your Holy Spirit that will continue to empower us to live lives that measure up to the standard You set when You called us - to live lives that exhibit Your character, moral courage, personal integrity, and lives that express gratitude to God for our salvation. (Ephesians 4:1) In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen. ‭‭