What
about people who do good things, but don’t believe in God? Hebrews 11:6 says – without
faith it is impossible to please God. Faith is what pleases God. It
involves both the inner motivation and the outer manifestation. In other words,
faith takes action on a heartfelt desire to please God. But Romans 8:7 says that human nature is hostile
to God. Romans 8:8 says that unbelievers cannot please God. Romans 8:9 says
that unbelievers don’t have the Spirit of God. So, unsaved people can do good things by
God’s common grace. And they can have good motives, in the sense of wanting to
help people and make the world a better place. But they cannot be consciously
dependent on God’s grace and desiring God’s glory. And so, at their heart
level, they do not desire to please God. An idea of God may be motivating their
life. But without the Spirit of God, the One True God isn’t in their life. Faith
in Jesus is what pleases God.
Friday, May 30, 2025
The Only Way to Please God
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Friday, May 16, 2025
Are You Ready to Be Nobody?
If you want to have true, lasting, godly impact, and be
rewarded by Jesus for it, in eternity, you must kill your longing for personal distinction.
Aim for faithfulness, not fame. God rewards according to your heart, not
people’s opinions. Hudson Taylor said –
A little thing is a little thing, but faithfulness to a little thing is a big
thing.
Are you ready to be nobody in this world, if you’re somebody to God? What kind of distinction do you need to be truly satisfied in God? Pray that God would grant you to seek your commendation from him. Instead of trying to make your name great, make Jesus look great. Stop trying to make a name for yourself. Jesus has made a name for you. The Bible calls it Christian.
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