Pleasing God and Others

Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

We all seek to please those we love. We desire to bring pleasure and happiness to those that are close to us. We don’t speak unkindly about people we desire to please. To truly please someone requires some action on the pleaser. Being a people pleaser to get what you want is surface pleasing and fake. Pleasing God should be the centrality of those who have come to Christ. Coming to Christ in faith is the first step to pleasing the Father. Believing that Jesus is the Son of God and that He came to earth to die for our sins pleases Him. He rewards them that seek His face and have faith to trust Him. Such is the life of a true believer in Christ.  

I Am Well Pleased

Mat. 3:17  And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Jesus laid down His God powers to become man and live and walk this earth as a human being. And in all points was tempted as a man, but without sin. The God-Man lived His life to please the Father. At no time did Jesus use His powers to serve himself, but always to serve others. He could have turned stone into bread, called the angels from heaven to destroy those who meant Him harm, but he choose to live and suffer as a man. The voice from heaven affirmed the work that Christ and it pleased the Father. Each one of us has a calling from God to fulfill that which is well pleasing to Him. We but need to listen to His voice and follow His will. May we also hear from heaven those words “My son, my daughter, I am well pleased with you.”