“For if I do this thing willingly...but if against my will...” Motive is everything with God. Many believe if they only do the right thing, it doesn't matter how or why they do it. But something can be done willingly or unwillingly, cheerfully or grudgingly, for the benefit of onlookers or for His sake alone Who sees in secret. It is possible to have the right actions for the wrong reasons. Internal quality of character suffers when right motive is not our mainstay.
The Pharisees were sticklers for their external rich rules, but poverty-stricken when it came to internal right motives. Right can become wrong for that person who does not do it for the right reason. Jesus’ order is, “First that which is within, then that which is without.” In many pulpits and churches, I am afraid we’re putting the cart before the ox.
"Honesty is the best policy." Bob Jones Sr, said, "If you're honest because it's the best policy, then your as crooked as a dog's hind leg!"
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