Motives

*SO LONG AS WE DO THE RIGHT THING, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES OUR MOTIVE MAKE?

GENESIS 4:3-5

It is quite likely that Cain’s sacrifice was regarded as inappropriate because his motives were impure.

MATTHEW 6:1-8, 16-18

When we pursue spiritual life with self-serving motives, we rob ourselves of the joy God intends.

PHILIPPIANS 1:18

Sometimes God chooses to use even those motivated by selfish ambition to accomplish his purposes.

**HOW CAN I HAVE PURER MOTIVES?

1 CHRONICLES 28:8-10

We must learn to serve the Lord with a pure heart and mind.

PROVERBS 21:2

We must recognize that God is as interested in motive as he is in deed.

1 CORINTHIANS 4:1-5

Remember that God alone knows your heart. Ask him to reveal to you any area in which your motives are less than pure.

(Promise: Ezekiel 36:26)