: This message is a serious look into our motives for serving God and how our motive can cause us to take credit for His results. In much the same way as a child who had been given money to buy a present may feel about how much they had paid for it. Jesus said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments." This makes it clear that why we do something is more important than what we do. An example of this would be to buy a Christmas present because it is Christmas, or to buy it because we want the receiver to benefit from the gift. One is a matter of duty and the other is an act of love. Paul, in writing to the Church at Corinth told them, "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." We can get a sense of relief or a feeling of accomplishment when our motive is about duty or fulfilling a need, but the feelings of elation, that Paul spoke about only come by acting when motivated by love.
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The speaker would like you to know this about this series of messages. He became a new creature, (2 Cor 5:17) on May 20 1973. At that moment the reality of GOD’s existence and the direct connection to the Bible became miraculously clear. Overwhelmed with excitement he began...
