Monday, December 24, 2012

Fully Pleasing Him

It is not enough to know the truth. We need wisdom and understanding to know how to please God. Many things have been done in the name of The Lord that were destructive and not of God. Selfishness, political ambition, and many other evil motives have hidden under the cloak of righteousness.

Paul says that spiritual understanding leads to walking in a manner worthy of God, "fully pleasing him" (Colossians 1:9-10). What pleases The Lord?

Doing every good work (Colossians 1:10; Ephesians 2:10). Blessing the just and unjust (Matthew 5:45). Giving and doing more than what is required of us (Matthew 5:40-41). Praying for our enemies and doing good to those who speak evil against us falsely (Matthew 5:43-44) and many other things that do not come naturally to fallen man.

How can any of us do what God asks? We can only do them as God does them through us.