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It’s all a question of motives

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It’s all a question of motives

In Matthew 6:1-6, Jesus shows that it is possible to do the right thing even with the wrong motives.

The point is that we do not act and believe because of expectations or threats, but because we are fascinated by God’s love and mercy (cf. 1 John 4:18-19).

There is extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. The question is: Do I want to do something, or do I HAVE to do something?

With an intrinsic desire, I am fascinated by something, I want to deepen something, have new experiences, create something. I do things without somebody needs to motivate me to do them. I also do them without being seen. For example: I talk to God because I want to spend time with him.

Jesus says: ‘Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them.’

Therefore, we don’t act in order to be loved, but we act because we have experienced God’s love. That is why the right does not need to know what the left is doing (6:3). We don’t have to count up.

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Israel war since October 2024

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19.11.24

In Bnei Brak (near Tel Aviv)  a direct hit to the building.

Spokesman for the US State Department: “We will make it clear to the Turkish government that “business as usual” with Hamas is no longer possible”.

A Iranian-made long range rocket fired by Hezbollah hit near Tel Aviv. Hezbollah has officially admitted the use of the Iranian-made Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile towards Tel Aviv.

Rockets fell in northern and central Israel. One woman was killed in the northern Arab town of Shfa’am and injuries only were reported elsewhere.

Netanyahu Reveals Israel’s Strike on Iran’s Missile Defenses: Four S300 destroyed. PM Netanyahu: “In April, we took out one of the four S-300 batteries near Tehran.” “In October, we eliminated the remaining three, along with additional batteries, significantly crippling their missile production capabilities.”

About 60-70% of all the weapons and means of warfare that the IDF seized in the first days of the fighting in South Lebanon were made in Russia – some of them are old, from the days of the Soviet Union, and some are very modern and were produced in 2020. The IDF does not know for sure whether Russia transferred the weapons directly to Hezbollah, or it was transferred to the Syrian army warehouses and from there “leaked” to Hezbollah. The weapon with which Hezbollah hit the most IDF soldiers in the war is the Russian “Cornet” anti-tank missile that is found in southern Lebanon in large quantities and with modern models.

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