What is Your Motivation?
What is your motivation when making decisions involving the Body of Christ, His Church? If you are looking for a new preacher what questions are asked in deciding what to put in an ad seeking a preacher? Are they about his appearance or education? Are they about his spiritual knowldege? Are you most concerned about how youth will percieve him?
What is your motivation when engaged in presenting the Lord’s Supper? Is the focus on stirring emotion among the Christians partaking? or is it upon the body and blood of the Lord?
When the congregation sings, is the focus upon the tempo, musical notes, and how the music sounds to the human ear? Or is the focus upon humbling offering God the fruit of the lips?
Are you concerned more with the community seeing the good you are doing or spreading the good itself? Is appearance or recognition your motivation?
Remember, God sees and knows your heart. Is your heart wanting to Glorify Him? Great! However, he will not be pleased if your actions do not operate in accordance with His Word.