Is God Pleased With You?
Last Sunday our pastor ended the service with a question:
"Do you know God is pleased with you?"
I"ve been pondering that all week. What does it mean for God to be pleased with us?
We all get that our works are not what pleases Him. We can never be enough. It would be like trying to fill an ocean with our tears, we will always fall short...
So, what about us pleases Him?
I've been doing a word study on just that and want to share some initial thoughts here. Here are some verses that really stuck out to me.
"Those who are right with me will live by faith. But if they turn back with fear, I will not be pleased with them.” Hebrews 10:38
"A person might have to suffer even when it is unfair, but if he thinks of God and can stand the pain, God is pleased". 1 Peter 2:19"The Lord is pleased with those who respect him, with those who trust his love." Psalm 147:11"The Lord is pleased with his people; he...
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