SCRIPTURE: Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.
OBSERVATION: If I really want to please God, then I must know what pleases Him. I cannot live my life doing what pleases me and just hope that enough of it will please Him that I will make it into heaven.
APPLICATION: There are two ways to organize one’s life. First is to please myself and hope that some of it pleases God. The second way is to set my heart to please God and discover that it very often pleases me too!
There are two sources of knowledge about God and what pleases Him. First is The Word of God which many refer to as the Holy Bible or the scriptures. In them we read about the character of God and see how Jesus lived in this world. Second is the Holy Spirit that comes into our lives when we take Jesus as our Lord and Savior. He often releases joy when we are pleasing God and usually fills our heart with guilt, or remorse, or heaviness when we do what displeases God.
PRAYER: Lord, thank you for the joy that fills our hearts when we first invite you to live in our hearts. And thank you for the peace you bring into our lives. Teach us from your Word how to please you. Walk with us, talk with us. Teach us to recognize your voice. In Your Name, Lord Jesus, we pray, Amen
Pastor Leon
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Just a note of rejoicing to share with SOAP readers. Yesterday evening there was a LARGE group of people gathered to hear about Jesus and the SOAPs. (35-40,000) It is reported that 19,000 accepted Jesus as Lord and gave their names and phone numbers to receive the daily SOAPs.
So, if you had a glad day today, it might have been that the joy of heaven spilled over into your heart! Please pray for the SOAP team to help these new believers grow in their faith and in the joy of the Lord! It’s a new day of the Lord!
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