If someone were to ask you why it is you serve the Lord, what would you say? We all have our own personal reasons, but essentially it comes down to our own personal experience in how we came to know Christ.
Wanting to live and not die and go to hell, is a great incentive to serve the Lord. (Psalm 118:17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord). Remarkably so many of us turn down such a precious gift. Maybe it’s the pursuit of blessings from which are promised in living a life that is centered and focused on Him. (Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.) Yet, unfortunately for many of us this too is still not enough for us to remain abiding in the Vine. John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
I am convinced that serving the Lord in a manner that’s pleasing to Him, with all our hearts and minds can only be achieved one way. That’s by falling in Love with Him. Let Love be your motivator, Let Love be your incentive to actively pursue and seek after the things that are pleasing to the Father. Mathew 18:3 tells us, that unless we be converted and become as little children we shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. And just like children our minds are so easily deterred. We can be focused on one thing but if something seemingly bright and shiny crosses our paths we turn. So as we can see it’s vital for us to abide in Him through Love, otherwise we would perish.
The only way to abide in the Vine by which I mean to continually and consistently do the things that are pleasing to Him is to Love Him.
Grab and go: To answer the initial question, for me it would be because He first Love me. 1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.
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