Hebrews 11:23
“By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.”
At the core of any accomplishment is faith. Something has to drive you to keep you going when it seems as if there is no hope. When I stepped out by faith in evangelism, there were several motivating factors that moved me. Without those motivating factors, I would have never realized the blessing that faith has brought to my life.
Moses could have chosen to live the easy life, but if he had chosen that life he would have missed out on the blessings of God and the purpose for why he was created. In the verse above, you see the motivation that drove Moses to live by faith and step out by faith. Many people talk about living by faith and stepping out by faith, but they fail to do so because they have nothing to motivate them. When you study the life of Moses, you will see the four motivations of faith.
First, faith fears Who others do not fear. When others feared the king, Moses’ parents feared God. That fear of God was passed down to Moses when he refused to be called the “son of Pharaoh’s daughter.” You will never live by faith without having a fear of God. It is the fear of God that will motivate you to step out by faith. It is not that God is some evil being waiting to zap someone with a bolt of lightening if they don’t live by faith; rather, it is a respect of God and what not serving Him will do to your life. You will never live by faith until you get a proper fear of God. Sin will cause you to fear man, but righteous living will cause you to fear God and desire the life of faith.
Second, faith values what others do not value. Others valued the riches of Egypt, but Moses valued the rewards of righteousness. You will never successfully live by faith until the rewards of righteousness become of more value than the riches of the world. The riches of the world will tarnish in your view of life when you learn to live by faith. Faith values pleasing God more than pleasing man. Faith values rewards at the judgment seat more than the riches of the world. The rewards of faith is what motivates one to live by faith.
Third, faith sees what others do not see. Moses by faith could see the Promised Land when the children of Israel could only see the hardship of bondage. You must look beyond your present conditions and see what faith can do if you want to successfully live the Christian life. It is that vision that motivates you to continue to live by faith when the works of faith have not yet been realized. You will never live by faith until you get the vision of faith.
Fourth, faith moves when others will not move. Moses had the courage to step out when others allowed fear to drive them. This is what separates those whom God uses from those who live a life of mediocrity. It is being able to take the first step of faith when others want the security of living in what they can see. Nobody has ever done anything for the LORD who didn’t have within them the courage to ignore the voice of fear and to take that first step of faith.
These four motivating factors must be in you if you are going to live the life of faith. Let me testify that the life of faith is the best life. When you walk with God and look at the results of what living by faith has accomplished in others, then it will not be hard to acquire faith’s motivation.