ODB: pleasing God
November 15, 2009
The deeds God finds pleasing are those done in service for Him.
READ: Hebrews 11:1-6
We make it our aim . . . to be well pleasing to Him. —2 Corinthians 5:9
Andy Warhol, the pop-art painter of such American images as the Campbell’s soup can, once said, “In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” But he was wrong. There are millions of people who will never grab their moment in the spotlight. Some of them are the men and women who spend their lives doing things like working hard, raising godly children, faithfully praying for others, sharing their faith with those who don’t yet know Jesus. They teach Sunday school, bring meals to the sick, drive senior citizens to doctors’ appointments, and do countless other kindnesses.
These people may never be recognized outside their circle of family and friends. Certainly, their names aren’t well known. And although they willingly, and often sacrificially, give of themselves, they may not receive a whole lot of thanks or praise for their service. Yet God knows of their faithfulness and is pleased by their obedience.
Second Corinthians 5:9 teaches us to “make it our aim . . . to be well pleasing” to God. As we, by faith, believe in Him and give our lives in service to Him, He is pleased (Heb. 11:6). That’s our reward, because God’s approval is always sweeter than the applause of the crowd. — Cindy Hess Kasper
Source: Our Daily Bread
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You can never please God and men at the same time. It’s either you choose to please The Lord Jesus Christ and displease men.. or you choose to displease men and please The Lord Jesus Christ. But I will advice everyone to choose to please The Lord.
The thought of obedience to God creates uncomfortabilty in our lives, but once you choose to obey God, you become very comfortable and you realise that The Holy Spirit gives you joy, peace and love that surpasses all understanding.
Whatever you do for The Lord, do it not to gain praise from men, but rather do it all to the honour and glory of God (Colossians 3:23).. and your heavenly Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you openly. Matthew 6:1-4
but it’s always a ‘thin line’ to decide if you are pleasing God or pleasing man…
i like this blogging
In some situations its difficult to know what exactly pleases God.But God who sees our hearts knows our intentions and even if we make a mistake, I think He would still be pleased because we were seeking to please Him.
Pleasing God is what we were created to do as humans.SO if we find it difficult to please him we should always pray to him to show us which way to go.HE will ope up our eyes and we will clearly see what pleases man and what pleases God.
Wonderful sharing.