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Living to Please God: Understanding True Priorities
Paul reflects on the importance of prioritising God’s approval abov… (visit YouTube for more)
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Paul says, I am single minded when it comes to my priorities. I know who I’m looking to please. I know who my master is, and he’s the one, he’s the only one I need to please. Everything else is secondary to that concern.
And it’s not easy for us to follow in these footsteps, is it? It’s very natural for us to want the approval from parents, from a spouse, from teachers, from church leaders, from our friends. And that’s not wrong, as long as it doesn’t get in the way of us first pleasing God and receiving His approval.
Now we know that He does approve of us, because when He looks at us, covered by the blood of Christ, He sees Jesus. But still, as far as we’re concerned, we should live to please Him. He’s our Father. He’s our Master. He’s our Lord. He’s the one who knows what’s best for our life. So why would we not bring our lives into line with what He wants for us and from us?
