11/21/15
"Live as children
of the light
(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)
and find out what pleases the Lord."
Ephesians
5:8b, 9
If you know the Lord and recognize His great gift of salvation given freely to
you, you should want to please Him. This should be just as you would do
for anyone you love -- parents, children, spouse, friends. We love them
so we take the time to try to please them.
How much more should we be focused on a daily basis in pleasing our Lord.
It shouldn't be a burden to read your Bible to find out what God thinks and
says. It shouldn't be a burden to talk with Him in prayer and listen to
Him. It shouldn't be a burden to want to go to church to worship and
praise Him for all of His gifts He richly gives us. It should be a delight
to share the gospel message with others who don't know Him because we want
others to share in what we have.
Spending time with Him and sharing His gifts to us pleases Him. What do
we often do -- relegate Go to "if I have time." He gives us 24 hours
every day and pleases us with what He gives us but we give Him so little in
return.
If we are going to be shining lights in this world to people who don't know the
Lord, we need to be examples of children who please God by their thoughts,
words, and deeds.
Written by
Carol Steficek
We need to offer Him our first fruits and not our leftovers. Let him be our First Love.
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