Please God

Today, I want to encourage you as we consider our New Year. We are making a point of “making the most of every opportunity.”

Eph. 5:16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. NLT

With an eye on this imperative, let’s consider this text as we approach this goal. Let’s look at the text:

Eph. 5:10 ¶ Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. NLT

The Apostle Paul teaches us from his letter to the Ephesians that we should consider what pleases God as a paradigm for our life. We should search the scriptures and engage in prayer and fasting to gain clarity on what “pleases God.” The nuance in the NLT version tells that we should “carefully determine.” Make a point of understanding fully, do not leave out anything, and do not trust people, especially when they have no relationship with God. 

It is possible for you to find what pleases the LORD in your life is different from your brother or sister. Whatever you see, go after it with diligence. Pleasing God takes faith. (Heb. 11:6) Pleasing God means you believe God’s word and put it into practice. Remember, faith in God and in his word is not blind faith because God has always been faithful to us, and his word has always been right. Trust God, Believe God, and do what pleases him. I want to please God, do you? Remember, your orthopraxy is informed by your orthodoxy. Meaning that what you do is informed by what you believe. You will please God because you believe there is a benefit to doing what God wants and doing it his way. Please God!

Yours Because I am His,

Leo Colon, D. Min.