AMEN!!!
Once I figured that out (and it took me a looong time) so much of life fell into place. Things made sense. I can't work long enough, hard enough, piously enough to earn God's favor. But miraculously, I've understood Jesus Christ did those things for me. And amazingly, it is that knowledge that compels me to work longer and harder and more devotedly, in gratitude for His glorious gift.
"For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." -- Philippians 2:13
What greater motivation is there?
Praise God!!!