Living To Please God

We believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are to live in such a way that pleases the Lord and brings Him honor and glory.  We can't do this in our own power, but we can through the Holy Spirit who indwells everyone who has placed their faith and trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

We must walk in the Spirit and not obey the lust of our flesh.  We are all very weak in our fleshly nature and we are very easily led astray if we are not careful.  That is why we must meditate on the Word and stay close to the Lord in thought and in deed.  We must no longer conform to this world, but we must be renewed in our minds by reading God's Word and allowing the Holy Spirit to empower us to make wise choices that honor the Lord.

I Thessalonians 4:1-8

1 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. 
                                                                                                       

2 For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

3 It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;

4 that each of you should learn to control your own body  in a way that is holy and honorable,

5 not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God;

6 and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before.

7 For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.

8 Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit. 

We believers in Jesus Christ are in this world, but we are not to be of this world.  That means we followers of Jesus Christ shouldn't be living as the world does.  Unfortunately nowadays it seems hard for people to tell the difference between a Christian and a worldly person that doesn't know the Lord.  That bothers me.  It also makes me think about my walk with the Lord and if I am walking in a way that draws people towards Jesus or away from Him.

We must live for the Lord and do what pleases Him.  We can do that by walking by faith in Him and obeying the promptings of the Holy Spirit.  We are called to live for the Lord in a way that honors Him and lifts Him up in praise and worship.

None of us are perfect.  We can't live a life honing to the Lord on our own.  We need the Holy Spirit to lead us and teach us through the Word, the Bible.  We need to listen and submit to the lead of the Holy Spirit each and every moment of everyday.  

Lord,

We praise Your Name.

Forgive us for not living to please You at times.

Help us to live for You by listening to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

In Jesus Name we pray,

Amen.