đź“– Some, of course, are preaching the Good News because they are jealous of the way God has used me. They want reputations as fearless preachers! But others have purer motives, preaching because they love me, for they know that the Lord has brought me here to use me to defend the Truth. And some preach to make me jealous, thinking that their success will add to my sorrows here in jail! But whatever their motive for doing it, the fact remains that the Good News about Christ is being preached, and I am glad.
—Philippians 1:15-18 The Living Bible
Isn't it amazing how people could take such a high calling and use it for so many different reasons. The Gospel is preached to train, teach, equip, and edify the Body of Christ. Paul heard that men were preaching with the wrong motives. Some of their motives were good and some were questionable. Let us examine our motives today. Why do you do what you do? Why are you on that job? Why do you attend the church that you attend? God looks at the heart. God looks at and examines our motives. Let’s keep our motives pure. Let's aim to be what God wants us to be and to do what He wants us to do. We want to serve God with a pure heart. Everything we do for God; we want Him to be proud because we did it with the right motive. We want to stand before Him and hear, “Well done thou good and faithful servant”.
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