Jesus Your Motivation (Colossians 3:18-4:6)
Today, we’re going to be talking about Jesus Your Motivation as we finish our message series from the book of Colossians. People have all kinds of motivations for the things they do and the things they say. Some people are motivated by greed, power, or pride. Others are motivated by wanting to do their best, to help others or to accomplish something important in life. Motives are often hard to discern. When a crime is committed, the detectives attempt to discern the motive of the criminal. The crime is obvious, but why did he do it? What was the motive? One person may do something good for someone and a second person could do the exact same thing, but they could have radically different motives. God’s Word says that motives are important.
Proverbs 16:2 (NIV) All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD. …