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Mark 12:30-31“‘And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

1 Corinthians 13:1-3If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.

No matter how much we develop our talents, no matter how impressive our accomplishments, no matter how much we help people, and no matter how closely we follow God’s commands, if we do not love, we have missed the greatest goal of all. The Christian walk is a lifestyle of learning to love.

Isaiah 26:8Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.

Jeremiah 45:5“‘Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don’t do it! I will bring great disaster upon all these people; but I will give you your life as a reward wherever you go. I, the Lord, have spoken!’”

1 Corinthians 10:31So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Colossians 3:17Whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

We should pursue goals that bring glory to God, not ourselves.

Romans 14:19So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.

God calls us to the goal of fostering harmony and love with other Christians.

Matthew 6:19-21“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.”

Matthew 6:24“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

Galatians 1:10Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.

James 4:4You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.

Our primary goal should be to love God, not the pleasures of the world. Earthly wealth and human praise are cheap baubles. We should never let Satan use them to con us out of eternal treasures.

2 Corinthians 5:9So whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please him.

Our goal should be to please God in whatever we do.

Hebrews 12:1-2Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.

Jesus is the perfect example to inspire our lives. More than that, he walks alongside us on our journey; so, we can look forward to celebrating with him at our destination. Jesus should be our constant source of encouragement and inspiration.