Unaware That We Are Taking God’s Glory: Part 1 ~ Message 14

  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 a gift.

  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 have 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 actions motivated by love.

 Scripture References: Matthew 7:24-26, Revelation 3:13-17

 Salient Points

Self focused, Recognizing God’s involvement, Hearing and doing, The last church age, All about me, Focused on work, results and growth, Motive check time, How does God benefit by making me, Doing for self, Our free will, Praising each other, Motivated by need, Comfort from working, Satan’s problem, Humble laborers, The power of our free will, Warning about taking credit, Striving with God, Seek to understand God better, Look for His involvement, Perfect peace.

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