Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
June 09, 2023: SOAP #4936: Ecclesiastes 10-12; Psalm 94; Ephesians 5

SCRIPTURE:  Ephesians (NIV) 5:8 … Live as children of light …10 and find out what pleases the Lord.

OBSERVATION:  You have been translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light.  You have been transferred from under Satan’s control to under God’s control.  So, make it a priority to find out just what it is that pleases the Lord!   I like to say, “All we have to do is to make God smile!”  If that is our goal, we need not fear.  When we sense that we are accomplishing this goal, we have a great sense of fulfillment.

When we love someone, it is a natural desire to please them.  It pleases us to see them happy.  We enjoy seeing them smile.  Note the extremes to which parents will go to see their young child smile.  Our love for God should motivate us the same way. 

APPLICATION:  This passage tells me that it is my responsibility to “find out what pleases the Lord.  If the Lord commands me to do this, then I can count on the fact that this is possible.  And I can count on the presence of the Holy Spirit to help me. 

People with a strong desire to please God, should spend daily time reading the Bible, God’s Word.  The Holy Spirit will join us in God’s Word to show us how we can please God. 

PRAYER:   Holy Spirit, help me live my life in ways that makes the Heavenly Father smile.  May He enjoy watching His Son Jesus living in me.  Amen

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