Instead He lures us into obedience with irresistibly desirable promises of enablement (Jer. 31:33; Ezek. 36:27; Matt. 19:26; Rom. 6:14; 1 Cor. 1:8–9; Gal. 5:22; Phil. 2:13; 4:13; 1 Thess. 3:12; Heb. 13:21) and divine reward (Luke 9:24; 10:28; 12:33; 16:9, 25; 10:35–36; Heb. 11:24–26; 12:2; 13:5–6).2

