SCRIPTURE: Ephesians (NIV) 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord.
OBSERVATION: What a difference is made when we accept Jesus as our Lord and
Savior. When He, by His Spirit, comes to live in my life everything changes. How would it be possible for things not to change!
He puts thoughts in my mind. I can sense when he is pleased or unpleased with what I am saying or doing. I find great personal joy when I know I am pleasing Him.
APPLICATION: Wanting to please HIM, means that I need to “find out what pleases the Lord.” Talking with Him in prayer. Asking and listening. Reading the scriptures. Attending a gathering of people where they listen to a pastor or teacher explain the scriptures. Talking with someone who has been a believer longer than myself.
Your growth as a believer is more important to the Holy Spirit than it is to you. If you truly want to “find out what pleases the Lord,” you will find that He wants that even more than you. It will be a fruitful search; He will make sure you are successful. He loves you and wants you to appreciate Him!
PRAYER: Lord, you did not suffer and die on the cross so that we can be friends from a distance. You brought us into your family. You are our closest friend. May you get joy from us as we get joy from you. Amen
Pastor Leon
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