What is your motive? (2)

Dearly beloved, I trust this finds you well and bubbling in the Lord. We are aware that not everyone has pure motives, even in the body of Christ. I would like to encourage us from Jude today, which says:

“Dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ told you,  that in the last times there would come these scoffers whose whole purpose in life is to enjoy themselves in every evil way imaginable.  They stir up arguments; they love the evil things of the world; they do not have the Holy Spirit living in them. But you, dear friends, must build up your lives ever more strongly upon the foundation of our holy faith, learning to pray in the power and strength of the Holy Spirit. Stay always within the boundaries where God’s love can reach and bless you. Wait patiently for the eternal life that our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy is going to give you. Try to help those who argue against you. Be merciful to those who doubt. Save some by snatching them as from the very flames of hell itself. And as for others, help them to find the Lord by being kind to them, but be careful that you yourselves aren’t pulled along into their sins. Hate every trace of their sin while being merciful to them as sinners. And now—all glory to him who alone is God, who saves us through Jesus Christ our Lord; yes, splendor and majesty, all power and authority are his from the beginning; his they are and his they evermore shall be. And he is able to keep you from slipping and falling away, and to bring you, sinless and perfect, into his glorious presence with mighty shouts of everlasting joy. Amen” (Jude 1v17-25, TLB). Praise the Lord.

Prayer

Father, we thank You so much for Your love. We keep ourselves in Your love, and we thank You for You are able to keep us from stumbling or falling.  We pray You will search us and know us, try us and know our anxious thoughts, see if there is any impure motive in us or anything that displeases You, and lead us in the right path in Jesus name, amen. We take on the mind of Christ, the mind of humility, reverence for God, service for humanity, and love in Jesus Christ. Thank You for the Spirit of Christ lives in us as children of God. Help us to walk in the Spirit so that we do not fulfil the lusts of the flesh, in Jesus name we pray, amen.

Separately, only children of God have the Spirit of Christ and are able to live a life that pleases God. If you find that you want to do the right thing, but constantly fail, God has made a way for you through Jesus Christ. He was the one who hadn’t sin, but died for us that we can be made right with God. The question for you is if you will receive this sacrifice. If you would like to accept Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour, and you want to have a relationship with Him.

The Bible says:

“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”  Romans 10v9-10 (NIV)

You can say this prayer: Heavenly Father, I come to You today, confessing that I am a sinner. I am sorry for all that I have done and ask that You forgive me for all of my sins and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. Lord Jesus, I ask that You be Lord and Saviour over my life. I believe that You came to die for my sins, and that God raised You from the dead. Thank You Father for translating me out of the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Your dear Son. Thank You for sealing me with Your Holy Spirit of promise. Please keep me till the end in You, and may Your Name alone be glorified in my life, in Jesus name I pray, amen.

If you said this prayer today, know that you are now a child of God and that there is much jubilation in heaven because of you. Begin to attend a Bible-believing church, and keep the faith! Welcome to God’s family.