PLEASING GOD

Does the thought of pleasing God even enter your mind?

If it does, most likely you have the concept of a list, a long 

list, of things to do.  And an even longer list of things

to not do, to please God.

Now I am a simple old man.  Any list is hard to remember.

And even harder to keep.  In fact over the years I have come

to like things in three's.  Much more than that is complicated.

You know,

for an engine to run it has to have,

1. fuel.  

2. fire. 

3. compression.

Then there is God,

1. God the Father.

2. God the Son.

3. God the Holy Spirit.

Three in one.

And to survive you need,

1. water.

2. food.

3. shelter.

Imagine my delight to find that God only

requires three things of us.

"No, the LORD has told us what is good.

What he requires of us is this;

to do what is just,

to show constant love,

and to live in humble fellowship with our God."

(Micah 6:8 TEV)

Three thoughts.

1.  Most of us have some concept of what is just.

You know, fair, honest, etc.  In other words,

"Do unto others as you would have them do

unto you."

2. "...constant love,"  Even this we have some

concept of.  It makes sense, even if it is hard

to do.  Like as in, "Love your neighbor as

your self.".

3. But "fellowship with our God."

Hay!  That's a whole lot more that to

believe in God.  The Bible tells us that 

even the demons believe - but they "tremble"

because they know what's coming for them.

Fellowship is "companionship".  Look it up.

Fellowship, companionship, that's relationship.

Are you living in relationship, companionship,

fellowship with God.  Or, only 

believing in God? 

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