Pleasing Him
Good Morning,
John 8:29 “And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.”
Consider the number of times Jesus and other great Bible characters were called names or considered crazy, and the number of times these great people suffered hardships and unkind deeds simply for doing right.
Jesus warned those who wished to follow Him that the comforts of home may not be a part of their future.
Matthew 8:20 “And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.”
One of the amazing attributes of these great Bible characters is that they kept doing the Lord’s will as they faced trouble. Jesus was called crazy or “beside Himself,” yet, He continued to do the things God asked of Him.
Mark 3:21 “And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.”
John 7:5 “For neither did his brethren believe in him.”
Some people accused Jesus of having a devil inside Him.
John 10:20 “And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?”
Paul was also slandered and accused of being crazy. While he was in court, Paul witnessed to Festus and King Agrippa – and they said he was crazy.
Acts 26:24 “And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
The reason these men did what they did was to please the Lord and to edify the believers. Being well thought of was not the important goal.
2 Corinthians 5:13 “For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.”
It is important to be reminded that we are not on this earth to prosper and to be loved but to honor God and to do His will. Perhaps His will has prosperity, but it is also possible that the will of God will include difficulties. The important thing is that we learn to do the will of God no matter our circumstance.
Perhaps, I will be lonely or forsaken by friends and family because of my faith and stand for right; but as the famous song says, “Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, it is well with my soul.”
The important goal is that we will do His will and always seek to please the Father.
John 8:29 “And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.”
Pastor