Good Morning!! Do you tend to serve because you are afraid God will reject you if you
don't? Do you serve because a preacher stands at a pulpit and makes you
feel inferior if you don't? I hope not, because that will end badly. Service by guilt is decidedly not the best way to go. Guilt-induced
obedience, tradition-based ritual… it's all just an empty shadow of how
we have been designed to live in Christ. It's just generally a bad idea
to serve for any other reason than being filled with love.
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.—Hosea 6:6 (NIV)
Within all our hearts at times, can lurk false and destructive motives. Take a little inventory,...what is your true motivation? Pleasing people, insecurity, fear, guilt, tradition, obligation or something else all together. Our motive should make a threefold cord of protection. One motive is pure. One motive will keep you from burning out when the task is huge. One motive will keep you from condemnation when you fail. One motive will keep you from self-righteousness when you succeed. That pure motive is the love of God itself,...the source of all true worship and service. That launches "The Threefold Interlock" life of faith.
"God's commands are designed to guide you to life's very best."—Henry Blackaby
Lord, we want to serve You with our whole heart,...a heart full of Your
love. Free us from false, destructive motives. Fill us with love and
affection for You. Empower us to become ever more dependent on You. May
Your love be the power behind every move we make, for Your glory. Amen.
"Revival restores our first love for the Lord, and brings unquenchable joy of service."
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