PLEASING GOD

1 John 3:22 And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.

Wow! Whatever we ask! That’s quite a thought - hold on to it for a minute while we investigate how.🙂

When we care about somebody we want to please them, and need to spend some time getting to know their likes and dislikes. We don’t want to give them chocolate cake if they prefer cheese and biscuits!🙂 We can find out what pleases God by reading His word and thankfully scripture gives us His ‘how to’s’.🙂 

Hebrews 11:6 And it is impossible to please him without faith… so we could turn it round and say well with faith I will please Him. What is it about faith that’s so important to God?  It’s because everything God has to give us is only accessed by faith, and He wants us to have everything Jesus bought and paid for at the Cross.

We’re saved by faith, filled with His Spirit by faith, we walk by faith, receive our healing by faith, …and so on. We know faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17) so we can please Him by receiving all He wants us to have by growing in faith more and more when we keep hearing His word and doing it.

Psalm 35:27 …Let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”  If we’re fond of somebody and we see them doing well and prospering, we’re really pleased for them aren’t we?  The Lord is the same. It pleases Him to see us thriving. That word ‘prosperity’ means having His peace and well-being, being whole and healthy, complete and prospering financially. In other words doing well in all areas of life, physically, socially, spiritually, mentally and financially. Thank You Lord You want us to prosper in all those areas and we please You when we do! 🙂

Philippians 2:13-14 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Do everything without complaining and arguing, …. Nobody gets pleasure in having people come and complain all the time and God doesn’t appreciate it either! How reassuring though that God Himself is actually working in us to be the kind of people who please Him and He doesn’t expect us to struggle and strive on our own to do it. He will help us to prosper in all areas of life, if we let Him. Lord help us receive Your favour and blessings, by faith.

So as we go about our daily lives if we’ll follow what He says in His word we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.

Like I said at the beginning, ‘Wow!’ That is a wonderful promise!🙂 Thank You Lord.