“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: “The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “”I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Revelation 3:1-6 ESV)
Have you ever done something because you believed it was something God wanted you to do?
Have you ever done something because you thought it was what the community around you thought it was what God wanted you to do?
You see good works do not matter in the eternal currency. What matters is good works done for the right reasons. To just do things to get you points will get you nothing. To do things to gain you points with the community will actually work against you. God wants your heart to be pure and to follow after Him. He knows the real reason you are doing things, so do not try to trick Him. Just follow Him and trust in His promises…
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