Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Have you ever been or heard of a team building seminar where you have to do a trust test? You are partnered up with a team member and you turn your back and fall into the arms of your partner. It is a little scary but you know that if they should fail to catch you, then when it come their turn, then their failure creates all that much more fear as you become the catcher.

Not so with God. God never depends on you to “catch” Him. This testing of trust is all one sided. We have to trust God. God doesn’t have to trust us. There is no assurance in our performance which will build trust in God towards us.

Luke 12:47-48 And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

My fear is that we forget so easily that which is committed to us. Grace and mercy and forgiveness is such a large part of our personal experience and in that God is ever faithful. He catches us, but we have no way to build trust but to seek and obey. I for one know that I am not perfect in performance.

What does it take to motivate a man to take God at His Word? Love, fear, promises or do you need a reward?

Isaiah 40:10 Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

I will give you a hint here. We are His reward.