". . . If a man love me,
he will keep my words:
and my Father will love him,
and we will come unto him,
and make our abode with him."
John 14:23
For The Right Reason
It is simple to do the right thing for the wrong
reason.
Our motives are not always pleasing to the Lord.
They
may be polluted with selfishness.
"What's in it for me?"
"Maybe they will help me later!"
"I will make a big impression!"
Why is it that we try to do God's will? It is
not suppose
to be done for self-gain or recognition. We
strive to
do God's will out of His love for us and our
love towards
Him. This should be our motivating attitude.
We love God because He first loved us. He
demonstrates
His love for us in this: "While we were still
sinners,
Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).
We should always respond to God's love by
keeping
His commandments, by doing His will. His death
and
resurrection motivate us to present ourselves to
Him
in a life of humble service, not expecting honor
and
praise, or pats on the back for our self. But we
live a
Christ-pleasing life because we love the Lord
Jesus,
who loved us so much to go to the cross for us.
May it be Christ's love that motivates you in
all you
do, think, and say! And may you give all the
glory to
Him for working through you..........
our rewards will come when we meet Him.........
let us reward Him while we're here on
earth..........
for all that we are,
all that we do,
after all,
is for the glory of God ~ and not
for the glory of oneself.
May we live for our Lord out of love for Him
always.
"Lord Dictated Them"
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