Live to Please God

Live to Please God

Teach me how to live to please you, because you are my God.  Psalm 143:8, The Message

If God has called you to be a Martha, then serve!  Remind the rest of us that there is evangelism in feeding the poor and there is worship in nursing the sick.

If God has called you to be a Mary, then worship!  Remind the rest of us that we don’t have to be busy to be holy.  Urge us with your example to put down our clipboards and megaphones and be quiet in worship.

True Humility

The payoff for meekness and Fear-of-God is plenty and honor and a satisfying life.  Proverbs 22:4, The Message

True humility is not thinking lowly of yourself but thinking accurately of yourself.  The humble heart does not say, “I can’t do anything.”  But rather, “I can’t do everything.”

I know my part and am happy to do it!

Who Can We Trust

We can come before God’s throne where…we can receive mercy and grace to help us when we need it.  Hebrews 4:16

Don’t we need someone to trust who is bigger than we are?  Aren’t we tired of trusting the people of this earth for understanding?  Aren’t we weary of trusting the things of this earth for strength?  A drowning sailor doesn’t call on another drowning sailor for help…  He knows he needs someone who is stronger than he is.

Jesus’ message is this:  I am that person.

Trust Me.

Blessed are the Merciful

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.  Matthew 5:7, NIV

The merciful, says Jesus, are shown mercy.  They witness grace.  They are blessed because they are testimonies to a greater goodness.  Forgiving others allows us to see how God has forgiven us.  The dynamic of giving grace is the key to understanding grace, for it is when we forgive others that we begin to feel what God feels.

                                                                                                                                …By Max Lucado