When separated from his beloved friends in Thessalonica Paul
remembered their time together with these words:
“So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to
impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our lives, because you had
become dear to us.” 1 Thessalonians 2:9
Philippians 2 sights negative motivations with which one may
preach Christ: selfish ambition, envy, strife, or in pretense. However, godly motivation for sharing the
gospel is God’s love within the believer. We are not to be motivated by guilt, or obligation. Neither are we to be motivated by the desire
of putting another notch on our belt.
The correct motivation for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ is the
genuine desire that another person may know the hope, joy, peace, freedom and
forgiveness of salvation in Christ. If this love is motivating us we will, like Paul and his
band of ministers, give the gospel with our words and our genuine actions of
tender care – desiring that they would ultimately come to know Him. If this love is not currently motivating you to share Christ
with others – think more often upon the amazing love which God has poured out
upon you in Christ.
The more you rest in His love for you
The more though you His love will do…
The more though you His love will do…
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