God Motivation is the state wherein the Christian is fueled solely by God and toward God to the glory of God.
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Monday, September 9, 2013

Stamped



Jesus to His disciples: 
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. (John 13:34-35)

The command for disciples to love one another is not an abstract idea that we need to figure out how to do.  It is quite to the contrary.  Jesus spent His ministry showing love to His disciples, discipling them in love.  They were to love one another in the ways that He had loved them.  This fully formed love was one that always told the truth, that repeatedly served, that continuously prayed, that regularly corrected, and that diligently protected.  And so, in the ways that Jesus loved His disciples, all brothers and sisters following Him are commanded to model their lives after His love: as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.  The result would be that others would see the stamp of Jesus on our lives and identify us with Him.  And so, to the Originator of the love we show goes the ultimate attention and honor.  For Christ's sake, we joyfully love!