Jesus constantly reminded His followers that the reason for whatever they did was to be, as He put it, “For my sake.” Some twenty times He used this term. Any other intent is headed for the ash heap (1Cor.3:13). Motive is everything with God. Why you do what you do is the real issue.
When called upon to forsake both people and things, it is not as difficult when done for His sake. It’s paradoxical, I know, but we find by losing. When asked to turn our backs on everything we hold dear for His sake, invariably we meet them again as we go in God’s direction (Mk.10:29-30). It is kind of like a boomerang effect. What we give up for God has a way of coming back to us after a time (Job 42:10b,12).
There used to be a secular song years ago called, “Three Little Words.” Well, the three little words that make all the difference in our relationship with God are “for you Lord.”
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