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Thou art worthy,
O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast
created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were
created.
Revelation 4:11
Isn't the Lord worthy?
The Bible says over and over again that He is worthy to
receive all the praise that we can give Him, and one of the
reasons He is worthy is that He would have anything to do
with us, wretched as we are. However, according to our text
He created us for His own pleasure; that is why we are here,
to please God. When you read about the creation in Genesis
chapter 1, you read over and over again that God saw
that His creation was "good" and in verse 31 after He had
made man and woman He saw that it was "very good". Now, I
know that since then, the curse came because of sin
and marred His creation, but still God takes pleasure in it
and in us. Amazing!
First of all, it pleased
the Lord to save us: Ephesians 1:5&6 says, Having
predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus
Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his
will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he
hath made us accepted in the beloved. It pleased
the Lord to bring us into this life and then call us to
salvation. Look at Galatians 1:15, But when it
pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and
called me by his grace, the Lord takes great
pleasure in saving a sinner, that is what He gave His only
begotten Son for; Isaiah 53:10 says, Yet it pleased
the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou
shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his
seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the
LORD shall prosper in his hand. It pleased the Lord
to sacrifice His Son so that He might save us. Glory to His
name!
Secondly, He takes
pleasure in working in us. Phil. 2:13 says, For it
is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his
good pleasure. And II Thessalonians 1:11 says,
Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God
would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the
good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with
power: That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be
glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of
our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Notice that His
working is us brings Him glory; He is trying to make us
more like the Lord Jesus Christ when He works in us. God the
Father was very pleased with the Lord Jesus Christ; numerous
times He said This is my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased (Matt 3:17) or something similar to
that. I am so glad that one of these days when He takes me
home, His work will be finished in me and I will be like Him
for I shall see Him as He is (I John 3:2). But I do not want
to fight against and buck His working in me now, because I
want to hear the words, "Well done, thou good and faithful
servant," (Matt.25:21).
Thirdly, He takes
pleasure in those that seek Him and fear Him. Psalm 35:27,
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my
righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD
be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his
servant. Psalm 147:11, The LORD taketh
pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his
mercy. Psalm 149:4, For the LORD taketh
pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with
salvation.
Until next time may the
Lord bless you,
Sis. Tanya |
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