those things. The Bible says, For as he a person
thinketh in his heart, so is he (Proverbs
23:7).
Go and Tell
Jesus was not pleasing Himself when He
took the sins of a lost world upon Himself.
Himself took our infirmities, and bare our
sicknesses (Matthew 8:17). You will not be
able to please yourself either as you separate
from the world and go forth to tell others
about Jesus and His saving grace. You always
have to keep self out of the way and stay humble
before God so you can show Jesus and not
yourself to people.
Please God first.
The Lord has invited all people to come to
Him, but so many are refusing His invitation
and making excuses. That is why He is sending
us to the ends of the Earth to find those
who will accept His invitation. The Lord is
longsuffering, but He will take only so much;
and He is now angry with those who continue
to reject Him. That is why there are so many
catastrophes, killings and destructive acts of
nature taking place today.
It pleases the Father when you help take the
Gospel and deliverance of Christ to the world.
Jesus said, And this gospel of the kingdom
shall be preached in all the world for a witness
unto all nations; and then shall the
end come (Matthew 24:14). The Gospel must
be preached with signs, wonders, miracles
and healings because those things show the
Word being confirmed; and they bring people
to God. You must do all you can in these last
days to bring in the lost. Redeeming the time,
because the days are evil (Ephesians 5:16).
Love One Another
It pleases the Lord when a true child of God
will give of himself to help others. Paul said,
We then that are strong ought to bear the
infirmities
of the weak,
and not to please ourselves.
Let every one of us please
his neighbour for his good to edification
(Romans 15:1,2).
Most people are always working to please
themselves, but we must work to show others
the Bible way and please God; and Jesus
showed us how to do that. With all lowliness
and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing
one another in divine love (Ephesians
4:2). You have to deal with people with the
same love Jesus did. Beloved, if God so loved
us, we ought also to love one another (I John
4:11).
You must also forgive others for the wrong
things they do to you. And be ye kind one
to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath
forgiven you (Ephesians 4:32). We all must
turn our enemies over to the Lord and let
God take care of them. The Bible says, Vengeance
is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord
(Romans 12:19).
God can repay your enemies in ways you
never could, so forgive them and then turn
them over to Him. Forbearing one another,
and forgiving one another, if any man have
a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave
you, so also do ye (Colossians 3:13).
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