Wednesday, October 6, 2021

WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO PLEASE?

 


"For they loved human praise more

than the praise of God."

(John 12:43 NLT)


Jesus here was talking about some of the

Jewish leaders.  They believed in him but

did not want to admit it because it would 

hinder their standing in the ruling party

they belonged to.


Now that is a dangerous position to be in,

to be more concerned about what people

think of you than what God thinks of you.


But, are we any different?  Think about 

the many fades and styles you see today.

If you read your Bible any at all, you know

that many of today's fades and styles are

completely contrary to the teaching of God's

word.


Even worse, we see a lot of them creep

into the Church.


The next time you begin to adapt to the 

newest "IN" thing consider, are you doing

it to fit in with the world around you or to

please God.


"You adulterers!  Don't you realize 
that friendship with the world makes
you an enemy of God?  I say it again:
If you want to be a friend of the world,
you make yourself an enemy of God."
(James 4:4 NLT)






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