Do you ever wonder what pleases God? It's not what we might think...not necessarily the good works we do or the money we give or the prayers we pray or the services we attend...Those are the outward things that on their own can't please God. Psalm 147 reads, "His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of a man; the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love." It is sometimes easier to think that God is just OK with me and holds back his wrath out of mercy...which he does. But it is almost too incredible to think that the Creator of all the universe takes delight in me... and not because of the good I do, but only because I put all my hope in him alone. Powerful...
I am humbled by this truth.
"Lord, increase my faith. Give me such hope and joy in you that I am motivated to labor tirelessly and sacrificially for you! I desire to please you. Show me that it is my faith that pleases you and please make that faith strong and true. Let it be so."
He must increase, I must decrease.
JasonPS
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