4 : B V O V
Rewards
Pleasing Daddy Has Its
ey say: "Well, you'd just
better not slip up." Or they
think, I'd better read my Bible
an hour a day or God won't
bless me. Some folks have
given up altogether saying,
"Man, I've messed up my
life so bad and fallen so far
there's no way God could
ever be pleased with me
again."
ey seem to be trying
to please an angry God
who can only see their
imperfections—a God who is
waiting to knock them down
in their health, finances or
relationships to teach them
some kind of lesson. ey are
being robbed. e truth is,
satan is the one who comes
to steal, kill and destroy.
God desires to have
fellowship with them as
a heavenly Father whose
only desire is to pour out
the riches of heaven on His
children. Pleasing Him is
simply a matter of getting
into position to receive all
that is in His heart to give.
at's why Hebrews 11:6
says, "But without faith it is
impossible to please him: for
he that cometh to God must
believe that he is, and that
he is a rewarder of them that
diligently seek him."
Being "without faith" is
not talking about another
law or standard by which
you are judged. It's talking
about a broken connection
with a Father who desires
to bless you. It is impossible
to please God without faith
Have you noticed the strange
ideas some people have about what
it takes to please God?
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