Fear stands as the single largest motivating factor when making eternal decisions.  I either fear the Sovereign Lord, God, Yahweh, Jesus, Spirit, Jehovah leading me to begin my course on wisdom OR I fear my impending mortality and its inherent loss of worldly position/prestige/power/authority and treasure.  What then life becomes is an opportunity to either stand against the inherent fears and concerns of mortality by understanding the nature of eternal existence OR all are relegated in their thinking to the confines/limitations and determinism of what this life may offer.

If I choose to fear God, out of reverence and an albeit, limited understanding, then the effects of mortality lose their impact on my ability to ascertain and achieve peace.  If I choose to dedicate myself to “getting everything I can get out of this short life”, then I must in some manner consciously or unconsciously dedicate myself to the impacts of worldly fears.  For inevitably, the mere shortness of this lifetime will inspire total concentration to achieving the “legacy” that unbelievers desire as their nirvana.

Thus the fear of my non existence after my last breathe will guide my every waking action, fearing that inevitable, indeterminable, unpredictable moment.  We all want to be pure, some purely good and some purely evil, it is the fear, the ravages and controls of “time” that equal the playing field.  On one hand it is an unbeliever’s responsibility to purify themselves.  On the other hand each believer is redeemed, justified and sanctified by a Holy God. Both processes begin the moment after each person perceives and chooses how to deal with fear as our greatest motivating influence.

Now that I fear the Lord, the wisdom of His Sovereign Truth has released me from the ever-present pangs of worldly fright.  My time on Earth is His time to use as He pleases to His good glory.  And, when I go, as we all must, I will be with Him throughout eternity, forgetting my feet of clay.  Love, power and a sound mind are the spirits that indwell the heart of every Christian.  Besides fear is truly a poor motivator, I can think of greater ways to  encourage those I love to reach for the stars.  Praise God in all His Glory.  In Jesus’ Name.