When
detectives try to solve a murder they ask themselves, "Who had a motive
for doing this?" Was it someone who would inherit a fortune? (Greed) Was
it a person who had something to hide and wanted to keep the victim quiet? (Felt
threatened) Was it someone who was wronged by the victim? (Revenge) Was it a rejected
lover? (Jealousy) Figure out the motive and you'll narrow down the list of
suspects.
Motives
lead to actions, although actions don’t always reveal motives. Proverbs 16:2 says, "All the ways
of a man are clean in his own sight but the Lord weighs the motives." Jesus
specifically instructed us how to correctly give offerings, fast, and pray to
keep our motives in check (Matt. 6:1-6, 16-18). The Lord looks past our outward
deeds to see why we’re doing it.
On
the Day of Judgment, He “will bring to light the things hidden in the darkness
and disclose the motives of men’s hearts, and then each man’s praise
will come to him from God” (1 Cor. 4:5). If your heart is right, then what you
do will also probably be right and God will reward it.
So
as you go about your business today, check your motives. “Whether you eat or
drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31) www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com www.makinglifecount.net
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