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Motivation — Part 1
“Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him … For the love of Christ constraineth us” (1 Corinthians 5:9, 14).
What motivates you? What drives you from one day to the next? There are many things that motivate people to be the way they are. The motivation for a Christian should be different than for the rest of the world — not because we are better, but because we are different. Because we are the Lord’s, we have a new motive! The love that caused a holy God to give His only Son as the sacrifice for our sins is what should motivate every believer. It was this love that motivated the Son to give His life for our sins.
The Lord told His disciples, “If a man love me, he will keep My words: and My Father will love him” (John 14:23). We cannot manufacture this love for God or for others. It has been poured out in the heart of every true Christian by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. “The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us” (Romans 5:5). His love has been placed in us and that is what should motivate us.
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