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Here is the great mystery of our religion:
Christ came as a human.
The Spirit proved
that he pleased God,
and he was seen by angels.
Christ was preached
to the nations.
People in this world
put their faith in him,
and he was taken up to glory.
1 Timothy 3:16
Is God pleased with your life? Does the Creator of all the universe, which by the way includes you, approve of the things that you do? Are your works acceptable to God?
You say, wait a minute, we are not saved by works, so the things that I do are not part of my salvation! That is all true, but why should that make you quit trying to please God in everything you do?
How ungrateful a child would be who says,"I am my father's son and one day I will receive the inheritance, so why should I do anything to try and please him?" But, that is how many Christians live in this world. We are "sure" of our salvation and rest in the fact that we cannot "lose" it. Then we live however we please and pray only when things get really rough. What a sad, although saved life that turns out to be.
Why not spend every minute of every day with the goal of pleasing God as number one on your list? Jesus lived His life with "pleasing His Father" as the motive behind every action. Like a little child being watched by his father while he plays who keeps looking over his shoulder to make sure his father is happy with what he is doing, we must constantly look to God to see if He approves of how we live.
Often people say, "We must seek God's face." But the question is: When you come face to face with God Almighty is He smiling because of how you live?
"Lord, my goal for today is to please You in everything I do. May my actions, words and even thoughts be pleasing in Your sight, now and forever! Amen."
(Thiis was originally posted on September 22, 2012)
Christ came as a human.
The Spirit proved
that he pleased God,
and he was seen by angels.
Christ was preached
to the nations.
People in this world
put their faith in him,
and he was taken up to glory.
1 Timothy 3:16
Is God pleased with your life? Does the Creator of all the universe, which by the way includes you, approve of the things that you do? Are your works acceptable to God?
You say, wait a minute, we are not saved by works, so the things that I do are not part of my salvation! That is all true, but why should that make you quit trying to please God in everything you do?
How ungrateful a child would be who says,"I am my father's son and one day I will receive the inheritance, so why should I do anything to try and please him?" But, that is how many Christians live in this world. We are "sure" of our salvation and rest in the fact that we cannot "lose" it. Then we live however we please and pray only when things get really rough. What a sad, although saved life that turns out to be.
Why not spend every minute of every day with the goal of pleasing God as number one on your list? Jesus lived His life with "pleasing His Father" as the motive behind every action. Like a little child being watched by his father while he plays who keeps looking over his shoulder to make sure his father is happy with what he is doing, we must constantly look to God to see if He approves of how we live.
Often people say, "We must seek God's face." But the question is: When you come face to face with God Almighty is He smiling because of how you live?
"Lord, my goal for today is to please You in everything I do. May my actions, words and even thoughts be pleasing in Your sight, now and forever! Amen."
(Thiis was originally posted on September 22, 2012)
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